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Word: Confederate
Speech Type: Adjective
late Middle English: from late (ecclesiastical) Latin confoederatus, from con- ‘together’ + foederatus (see federate)
kənˈfɛd(ə)rət
joined by an agreement or treaty
Short Definition:joined by agreement
Examples:- some local groups united to form confederate councils
Word: Confederate
Speech Type: Noun
kənˈfɛd(ə)rət
a person one works with, especially in something secret or illegal; an accomplice
Short Definition:accomplice
Examples:- where was his confederate, the girl who had stolen Richard's wallet?
a supporter of the Confederate States of America.
Short Definition:supporter of Confederate States
Word: Confederate
Speech Type: Verb
kənˈfɛdəreɪt
bring (states or groups of people) into an alliance
Short Definition:bring into alliance
Examples:- the treaty confederated the fourteen tribes
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