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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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). From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Confederate adj 1: of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the Civil War; "Confederate soldiers" [syn: {Confederate}] 2: united in a confederacy or league [syn: {allied}, {confederative}] n 1: a supporter of the Confederate States of America [syn: {Confederate}] 2: someone who assists in a plot [syn: {collaborator}, {henchman}, {partner in crime}] 3: an associate who provides assistance; "he's a good ally in fight"; "they were friends of the workers" [syn: {ally}, {friend}] [ant: {foe}] v 1: form a group or unite; "The groups banded together" [syn: {band together}] 2: form a confederation with of nations
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