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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.
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–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, esp. in a mischievous or criminal act.
5. (initial capital letter) U.S. History. a supporter of the Confederate States of America.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
6. to unite in a league, alliance, or conspiracy.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME confederat < LL confoederātus (ptp. of confoederāre to unite in a league), equiv. to con- con- + foeder- (s. of foedus) treaty (see fidelity ) + -ātus -ate 1

Synonyms:
3. associate, partner, cohort.
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con·fed·er·ate   (kən-fěd'ər-ĭt)   
n.  

  1. A member of a confederacy; an ally.

  2. One who assists in a plot; an accomplice. See Synonyms at partner.

  3. Confederate A supporter of the Confederate States of America.

adj.  

  1. United in a confederacy; allied.

  2. Confederate Of or having to do with the Confederate States of America.

tr. & intr.v.   (-ə-rāt') con·fed·er·at·ed, con·fed·er·at·ing, con·fed·er·ates
To form into or become part of a confederacy.

[From Middle English confederat, allied, from Late Latin cōnfoederātus, past participle of cōnfoederāre, to unite : Latin com-, com- + Latin foederāre, to unite (from foedus, foeder-, league; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots).]
con·fed'er·a'tive adj.
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Cultural Dictionary

Confederate

A descriptive term for the institutions and people of the Confederacy.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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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 foedus (gen. foederis) "a league."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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