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Confederate

con·fe·de·rate

UK/kənˈfɛdəɹeɪt/ US/kʌˈnfɛdɜrˌeɪt/ uncommon archaic obsolete
adjective (2) noun (3) verb (2)

adjective

1.

of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the American Civil War

  • “Confederate soldiers”
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2.

noun

1.

a supporter of the Confederate States of America

2.
3.

a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)

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verb

1.

form a group or unite

  • “The groups banded together”
Synonyms
2.

form a confederation with; of nations

Origin

First attested in 1387, in Middle english; inherited from Middle English confederat(e) (“confederated, allied, associated in a plot; united or bound, as in friendship or troth”), borrowed from Late Latin cōnfoederātus perfect passive participle of cōnfoederō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix). Regular participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English. By surface analysis, con- + federate.

Phrases

  • Confederate flag
  • Confederate States
  • Confederate States of America

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