Confederate Definition

kən-fĕdər-ĭt
confederated, confederates, confederating
noun
confederates
A person, group, nation, or state united with another or others for a common purpose; ally; associate.
Webster's New World
Any Southern supporter of the Confederacy.
Webster's New World
An associate in an unlawful act or plot; accomplice.
Webster's New World
A supporter of the Confederate States of America.
American Heritage
(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").
Wiktionary
adjective
United in a confederacy or league.
Webster's New World
Of the Confederacy.
Webster's New World

(Newfoundland) Of or relating to the political movement in favour of Confederation between Newfoundland and Canada.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
confederated, confederates, confederating
To form into or become part of a confederacy.
American Heritage
To unite in a confederacy; ally.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Confederate

Noun

Singular:
confederate
Plural:
confederates

Origin of Confederate

  • 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 bheidh- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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