confederate

CEFRB2

/kənˈfɛdəɹət/

noun · verb · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person or group joined with others for a purpose.

  2. 02

    verb

    To join together with others.

Examples

  • General Lee and the Confederate Army lost the great battle.

  • Too many Confederate soldiers had fallen in battle.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
3
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /kənˈfɛdəɹeɪt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Banded together; allied.

  2. A member of a confederacy.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Of, relating to, or united in a confederacy

More examples

In context

  • What is your opinion on the confederate flag?

  • All the swords / In Italy, and her confederate arms, / Could not have made this peace.

  • Hour after hour, remote from the world's throng, Work, contest, fame, all life's confederate pleas

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.