Confederate
(adjective) of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the American Civil War; “Confederate soldiers”
allied, confederate, confederative
(adjective) united in a confederacy or league
accomplice, confederate
(noun) a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)
confederate, collaborator, henchman, partner in crime
(noun) someone who assists in a plot
Confederate
(noun) a supporter of the Confederate States of America
Source: WordNet® 3.1
confederate (plural confederates)
A member of a confederacy.
An accomplice in a plot.
(psychology) An actor who participates in a psychological experiment pretending to be a subject but in actuality working for the researcher (also known as a "stooge").
confederate (comparative more confederate, superlative most confederate)
of, relating to, or united in a confederacy
banded together; allied.
confederate (third-person singular simple present confederates, present participle confederating, simple past and past participle confederated)
(ambitransitive) To combine in a confederacy.
Confederate (not comparable)
Of or relating to the Confederate States of America.
(Newfoundland) Of or relating to the political movement in favour of Confederation between Newfoundland and Canada.
Confederate (plural Confederates)
A supporter or resident of the Confederate States of America.
(Newfoundland) A supporter of Confederation between Newfoundland and Canada.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*fed"er*ate, a. Etym: [L. confoederatus, p. p. of confoederare to join by a league; con- + foederare to establish by treaty or league, fr. foedus league, compact. See Federal.]
1. United in a league; allied by treaty; engaged in a confederacy; banded together; allied. All the swords In Italy, and her confederate arms, Could not have made this peace. Shak.
2. (Amer. Hist.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the government of the eleven Southern States of the United States which (1860-1865) attempted to establish an independent nation styled the Confederate States of America; as, the Confederate congress; Confederate money.
Con*fed"er*ate, n.
1. One who is united with others in a league; a person or a nation engaged in a confederacy; an ally; also, an accomplice in a bad sense. He found some of his confederates in gaol. Macaulay.
2. (Amer. Hist.)
Definition: A name designating an adherent to the cause of the States which attempted to withdraw from the Union (1860-1865).
Con*fed"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Confederated; p. pr. & vb. n. Confederating.]
Definition: To unite in a legue or confederacy; to ally. With these the Piercies them confederate. Daniel.
Con*fed"er*ate, v. i.
Definition: To unite in a league; to join in a mutual contract or covenant; to band together. By words men . . . covenant and confederate. South.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 April 2025
(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
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