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Meaning of 'confederate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Confederate [ a.]
- United in a league; allied by treaty; engaged in a confederacy; banded together; allied.
- 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.
2 . Confederate [ n.]
- 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.
- A name designating an adherent to the cause of the States which attempted to withdraw from the Union (1860-1865).
3 . Confederate [ v. i.]
- To unite in a league; to join in a mutual contract or covenant; to band together.
4 . Confederate [ v. t.]
- To unite in a league or confederacy; to ally.

Meaning of 'confederate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . confederate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- form a group or unite
Example in sentence:
  • The groups banded together
2 . confederate [ s]
Meaning (2):
- of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the American Civil War
Example in sentence:
  • Confederate soldiers

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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