Confederated

Variant of confederate

confederate definition

con·fed·er·ate (kən fed′ər it; for v., -āt′)

adjective

  1. united in a confederacy or league
  2. ☆ of the Confederacy

Etymology: ME confederat < LL confoederatus, pp. of confoederare, to unite by a league < foedus, a league: see faith

noun

  1. a person, group, nation, or state united with another or others for a common purpose; ally; associate
  2. an associate in an unlawful act or plot; accomplice
  3. ☆ any Southern supporter of the Confederacy

transitive verb, intransitive verb confederated -·at′ed, confederating -·at′·ing

to unite in a confederacy; ally

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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