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con·fed·er·ate
[adj., n. kuhn-fed-er-it, -fed-rit; v. kuhn-fed-uh-reyt] adjective, noun, verb, -at·ed, -at·ing. adjective
1.
united in a league, alliance, or conspiracy.
2.
(initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the Confederate States of America: the Confederate army.
noun
3.
a person, group, nation, etc., united with others in a confederacy; an ally.
4.
an accomplice, especially in a mischievous or criminal act.
5.
(initial capital letter) U.S. History. a supporter of the Confederate States of America.
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Confederate
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verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
6.
to unite in a league, alliance, or conspiracy.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English confederat < Late Latin confoederātus (past participle of confoederāre to unite in a league), equivalent to con- con- + foeder- (stem of foedus) treaty (see fidelity) + -ātus -ate1
1350–1400; Middle English confederat < Late Latin confoederātus (past participle of confoederāre to unite in a league), equivalent to con- con- + foeder- (stem of foedus) treaty (see fidelity) + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
half-Con·fed·er·ate, adjective
non·con·fed·er·ate, adjective, noun
pro-Con·fed·er·ate, adjective
un·con·fed·er·at·ed, adjective
Synonyms
3. associate, partner, cohort.
3. associate, partner, cohort.
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Example Sentences
- Sorry livefree, but when folks start raising the confederate flag and talking secession, yeah it's about race.
- Helena was the home of seven civil-war confederate generals.
- Sometimes, it takes a confederate in an experiment to remind us of that.
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World English Dictionary
| confederate | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a nation, state, or individual that is part of a confederacy |
| 2. | someone who is part of a conspiracy; accomplice |
| —adj | |
| 3. | united in a confederacy; allied |
| —vb | |
| 4. | to form into or become part of a confederacy |
| [C14: from Late Latin confoederātus, from confoederāre to unite by a league, from Latin com- together + foedus treaty] | |
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Word Origin & History
confederate
c.1370, from O.Fr. confédérer, from L.L. confoederatus, pp. of confoederare "to unite by a league," from con- "with, together" + foedus (gen. foederis) "a league" (see federal). Also used as a pp. adj. from late 14c., as a simple adj. from 1550s; meaning "of
EXPANDor belonging to the Confederate States of America" is from 1861. Used as a noun from 1540s (L.L. confoederatus also was used as a noun in its day).
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Cultural Dictionary
Confederate definition
A descriptive term for the institutions and people of the Confederacy.
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