Definitions for Confederate
kənˈfɛd ər ɪt, -ˈfɛd rɪt; -ˈfɛd əˌreɪtCon·fed·er·ate

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Confederatenoun

   a supporter of the Confederate States of America

2. confederate, collaborator, henchman, partner in crimenoun

   someone who assists in a plot

3. accomplice, confederateadjective

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

4. Confederateadjective

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

   "Confederate soldiers"

5. allied, confederate, confederativeverb

   united in a confederacy or league

6. band together, confederateverb

   form a group or unite

   "The groups banded together"

7. confederateverb

   form a confederation with; of nations

Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Confederatenoun

   A supporter or resident of the Confederate States of America.

2. Confederatenoun

   A supporter of Confederation between Newfoundland and Canada.

3. Confederateadjective

   Of or relating to the Confederate States of America.

4. Confederateadjective

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

5. confederatenoun

   a member of a confederacy

6. confederatenoun

   an accomplice in a plot

7. confederatenoun

   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').

8. confederateverb

   To combine into a confederacy.

9. confederateadjective

   of, relating to, or united in a confederacy

10. confederateadjective

    banded together; allied.

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Confederateadjective

   united in a league; allied by treaty; engaged in a confederacy; banded together; allied

   Etymology: [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.]

2. Confederateadjective

   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

   Etymology: [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.]

3. Confederatenoun

   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

   Etymology: [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.]

4. Confederatenoun

   a name designating an adherent to the cause of the States which attempted to withdraw from the Union (1860-1865)

   Etymology: [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.]

5. Confederateverb

   to unite in a league or confederacy; to ally

   Etymology: [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.]

6. Confederateverb

   to unite in a league; to join in a mutual contract or covenant; to band together

   Etymology: [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.]

Freebase(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Confederate

   Confederate is an unincorporated community in Lyon County, Kentucky, United States.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

Matched Categories

1. • Southerner
   • Accessory
   • Supporter
   • Unite

How to pronounce Confederate?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say Confederate in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Confederate in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Confederate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Confederate in a Sentence

1. Tim Kaine:

   I don't really think it's about Confederate flags and Confederate monuments, I would say it's more about cozying up to people who have a tradition of white supremacy, i mean, this isn't about the past, it's about the future.

2. Cornell Brooks:

   We cannot have the Confederate flag waving on the grounds of the state Capitol.

3. William Garrett Piston:

   He was nearly erased from Confederate history, there were complicated circumstances. But at the bottom it was because of the fact that Longstreet shocked and outraged white Southerners, because he was willing to participate in biracial politics.

4. Tiffany Friesen:

   People liked what it stood for, what it meant, we weren't just changing it from Confederate because it was too long or too cumbersome or old-fashioned. We were changing it because it stood for something that we didn't care to uplift. And if we're going to replace it, let's replace it with something we do want to uplift.

5. Ryun King:

   The swastika and the SS bolts and the Confederate flag tend to be the predominant images that I see that I have to cover up.

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