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confederate

 
Dictionary: con·fed·er·ate   (kən-fĕd'ər-ĭt) pronunciation
n.
  1. A member of a confederacy; an ally.
  2. One who assists in a plot; an accomplice. See synonyms at partner.
  3. Confederate A supporter of the Confederate States of America.
adj.
  1. United in a confederacy; allied.
  2. Confederate Of or having to do with the Confederate States of America.
tr. & intr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates. (-ə-rāt')
To form into or become part of a confederacy.

[From Middle English confederat, allied, from Late Latin cōnfoederātus, past participle of cōnfoederāre, to unite : Latin com-, com- + Latin foederāre, to unite (from foedus, foeder-, league).]

confederative con·fed'er·a'tive adj.

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noun

  1. One nation associated with another in a common cause: ally, coalitionist, leaguer. See connect, politics.
  2. One who is united in a relationship with another: affiliate, ally, associate, cohort, colleague, copartner, fellow, partner. See connect.
  3. One who assists a lawbreaker in a wrongful or criminal act: accessory, accomplice, conspirator. See crimes, help/harm/harmless.

verb

    To be formally associated, as by treaty: align, ally, federate, league. See connect, politics.

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A descriptive term for the institutions and people of the Confederacy.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: One who is allied or joined together with others for a common cause. Also: The act of joining together.

pronunciation The Southern states were a confederate in the Civil War.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - forbunds- allieret
n. - forbundsfælle, medlem af forbund
v. tr. - sammenslutte, slutte forbund med
v. intr. - slutte forbund, slutte sig sammen

Nederlands (Dutch)
samenzweerder, federatie(lid), bondgenootschap- pelijk, confederaal, (zich) aansluiten bij verbond

Français (French)
adj. - (Pol) confédéré
n. - complice, (Pol) confédéré
v. tr. - confédérer
v. intr. - se confédérer, conspirer (avec, contre)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Verbündeter, Verschwörer, Komplize
adj. - konföderiert, verbündet
v. - (sich) verbünden

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σύμμαχος, (ΗΠΑ, ιστ.) Νότιος, μέλος του στρατού των Νοτίων (1861-65)
adj. - ομόσπονδος, συνασπισμένος
v. - συνασπίζω/-ομαι, σχηματίζω ομοσπονδία

Italiano (Italian)
confederato, alleato, complice, congiuratore, cospiratore

Português (Portuguese)
n., -
adj. - confederado (m)
v. - confederar, confederar-se

Русский (Russian)
союзник, союзный, (США ист.) сторонник Конфедерации в гражданской войне

Español (Spanish)
adj. - cómplice, confederado, socio
n. - cómplice, confederado, socio
v. tr. - combinar, confederar
v. intr. - combinarse, confederarse

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förbundsmedlem, medbrottsling
adj. - förbunden, förbunds-, medbrottslig
v. - förena, sluta sig samman

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
邦联的, 同谋的, 共谋的, 同盟者, 同盟国, 联盟, 同伙, 联合, 结盟

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 邦聯的, 同謀的, 共謀的
n. - 同盟者, 同盟國
v. tr. - 聯盟, 同夥, 聯合
v. intr. - 結盟, 聯合

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 동맹한, 공모의, 남부 연방의
n. - 연합국, 공모자, 남군 병사
v. tr. - 동맹 시키다
v. intr. - 연합하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 同盟した, 連合した, 南部連合国の, 共同謀議の, 共謀した
n. - 同類, 同盟国
v. - 同盟させる, 同盟する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شريك, حليف (صفه) حليف, محالف (فعل) اتحد, تحالف, تعاهد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שותף, בעל-ברית‬
n. - ‮שותף, בעל-ברית, משתף-פעולה‬
v. tr. - ‮צירף לברית‬
v. intr. - ‮הצטרף לברית‬


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