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

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

1. Confederate(noun)

   a supporter of the Confederate States of America

2. confederate, collaborator, henchman, partner in crime(noun)

   someone who assists in a plot

3. accomplice, confederate(adj)

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

4. Confederate(adj)

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

   "Confederate soldiers"

5. allied, confederate, confederative(verb)

   united in a confederacy or league

6. band together, confederate(verb)

   form a group or unite

   "The groups banded together"

7. confederate(verb)

   form a confederation with; of nations

Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Confederate(Noun)

   A supporter or resident of the Confederate States of America.

2. Confederate(Noun)

   A supporter of Confederation between Newfoundland and Canada.

3. Confederate(Adjective)

   Of or relating to the Confederate States of America.

4. Confederate(Adjective)

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

5. confederate(Noun)

   a member of a confederacy

6. confederate(Noun)

   an accomplice in a plot

7. 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').

8. confederate(Verb)

   To combine into a confederacy.

9. confederate(Adjective)

   of, relating to, or united in a confederacy

10. confederate(Adjective)

    banded together; allied.

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

1. Confederate(adj)

   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. Confederate(adj)

   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. Confederate(noun)

   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. Confederate(noun)

   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. Confederate(verb)

   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. Confederate(verb)

   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.]

How to pronounce Confederate?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. 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.

2. Alex Parsons:

   From the Dollywood foundation that has provided books and scholarships to millions of American children, to the millions of dollars she has donated to dozens of organizations such as the Red Cross and COVID-19 research centers, Dolly Parton has given more to this country and this state than those confederate officers could ever have hoped to take away.

3. Katie Packer:

   On the Confederate flag issue, he wanted to be out early making a strong statement — saying this is the right thing to do, irregardless of the South Carolina primary, he sees an opportunity for himself to be the voice of reason in the chaos.

4. George Floyd.Both Milley:

   I personally think that the original decisions to name those bases after Confederate generals... were political decisions.

5. Ted Cruz:

   This is WRONG. Nathan Bedford Forrest was a Confederate general a delegate to the 1868 Democratic Convention. He was also a slave trader the 1st Grand Wizard of the KKK. Tennessee should not have an official day (tomorrow) honoring him.

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