Dictionary entry

Rally (4)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Ral″ly, v. t. [F. railler. See Rail to scoff.] To attack with raillery, either in good humor and pleasantry, or with slight contempt or satire.

Honeycomb... rallies me upon a country life. Addison.

Strephon had long confessed his amorous pain,

Which gay Corinna rallied with disdain. Gay.

Syn. — To banter; ridicule; satirize; deride; mock.