confederate

Synonyms

leagued, allied, united, combined #noun

Antonyms

disunited, dissolved #noun

Con*fed"er*ate, a. Etym: [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.) Defn: 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. 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.) Defn: A name designating an adherent to the cause of the States which attempted to withdraw from the Union (1860-1865). Con*fed"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Confederated; p. pr. & vb. n. Confederating.] Defn: To unite in a legue or confederacy; to ally. With these the Piercies them confederate. Daniel. Con*fed"er*ate, v. i. Defn: To unite in a league; to join in a mutual contract or covenant; to band together. By words men . . . covenant and confederate. South.

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