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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONFEDERATE, a. [L.] United in a league; allied by treaty; engaged in a confederacy.
These were confederate with Abram. Genesis 14.
Syria is confederate with Ephraim. Isaiah 7.
CONFED'ERATE, n. One who is united with others in a league; a person or nation engaged in a confederacy; an ally.
CONFED'ERATE, v.i. [L.] To unite in a league; to join in a mutual contract or covenant.
By words men come to know one another's minds; by these they covenant and confederate.
The colonies of America confederated in 1775.
Several States of Europe have sometimes confederated for mutual safety.
CONFED'ERATE, v.t. To unite in a league; to ally.
With these the Piercies them confederate.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the American Civil War; "Confederate soldiers"
2: united in a confederacy or league [syn: allied, confederate, confederative] n
1: a supporter of the Confederate States of America
2: someone who assists in a plot [syn: confederate, collaborator, henchman, partner in crime]
3: a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan) [syn: accomplice, confederate] v
1: form a group or unite; "The groups banded together" [syn: band together, confederate]
2: form a confederation with; of nations

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English confederat, from Late Latin confoederatus, past participle of confoederare to unite by a league, from Latin com- + foeder-, foedus compact — more at federal Date: 14th century 1. united in a league ; allied 2. capitalized of or relating to the Confederate States of America II. noun Date: 15th century 1. ally, accomplice 2. capitalized an adherent of the Confederate States of America or their cause III. verb (-ated; -ating) Date: 1531 transitive verb to unite in a confederacy intransitive verb to band together • confederative adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj., n., & v. --adj. esp. Polit. allied; joined by an agreement or treaty. --n. 1 an ally, esp. (in a bad sense) an accomplice. 2 (Confederate) a supporter of the Confederate States. --v. (often foll. by with) 1 tr. bring (a person, State, or oneself) into alliance. 2 intr. come into alliance. Phrases and idioms: Confederate States States which seceded from the US in 1860-1. Etymology: LL confoederatus (as com-, federate)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Confederate Con*fed"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Confederated; p. pr. & vb. n. Confederating.] To unite in a league or confederacy; to ally. With these the Piercies them confederate. --Daniel.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Confederate Con*fed"er*ate, v. i. To unite in a league; to join in a mutual contract or covenant; to band together. By words men . . . covenant and confederate. --South.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Confederate Con*fed"er*ate, a. [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.) 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Confederate 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.) A name designating an adherent to the cause of the States which attempted to withdraw from the Union (1860-1865).

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(confederates) Someone's confederates are the people they are working with in a secret activity. = accomplice N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. Ally, league, combine, unite. II. v. n. Unite, be leagued, be allied. III. p., a. Confederated, leagued, federated, allied, united in federal compact. IV. n. Accomplice, abettor, accessory, associate, ally.

Moby Thesaurus

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