Definition of confederate Confederate

/kʌnfɛˈdɚʌt/ - [kunfederut] - Con•fed•er•ate

We found 21 definitions of confederate from 5 different sources.

What does confederate mean?

Noun Plural: confederates
confederate - a supporter of the Confederate States of America
		protagonist, admirer, champion, friend, supporter, booster the principal character in a work of fiction
		southerner an American who lives in the South
confederate - someone who assists in a plot
		collaborator, henchman, partner in crime
confederate - a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)
		accomplice
		assistant, helper, help, supporter a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"
Verb confederates, confederating, confederated
confederate - form a confederation with; of nations
		unify, unite become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge"
confederate - form a group or unite; "The groups banded together"
		band together
		unify, unite become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge"
Adjective
confederate - of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the American Civil War; "Confederate soldiers"
		southern situated in or coming from regions of the south; "the southern hemisphere"; "southern constellations"
confederate - united in a confederacy or league
		allied, confederative
		united characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity; "presented a united front"

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confederate (Noun)
A member of a confederacy.
confederate (Noun)
An accomplice in a plot.
confederate (Noun)
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'.
confederate (Verb)
To combine into a confederacy.
confederate (Adjective)
Of, relating to, or united in a confederacy.
confederate (Adjective)
banded together; allied.

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

confederate
kon-fed′ėr-āt, adj. leagued together: allied.—n. one united in a league: an ally: an acomplice.—v.i. and v.t. to league together or join in a league.—ns. Confed′eracy, a league or mutual engagement: persons or states united by a league: a conspiracy; Confederā′tion, a league: alliance, esp. of princes, states, &c.—adj. Confed′erātive, of or belonging to a confederation. [L. confœderāre, -ātum—con, together, fœdus, fœdĕris, a league.]

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confederate, verb, present, 1st person singular of confederate (infinitive).
confederate, verb (infinitive).
confederate, noun, singular of confederates.