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confederate

1. con.fed.er.ate \k*n-'fed-(*-)r*t\ aj [ME confederat, fr. LL 
   confoederatus, pp. of confoederare to]unite by a league, fr. L com- + 
   foeder-, foedus compact 1: united in a league : ALLIED  cap  2: of or 
   relating to the Confederate States of America 
2. confederate n 1: ALLY, ACCOMPLICE  cap  2: an adherent of the 
   Confederate States of American or their cause 
3. con.fed.er.ate \-'fed-*-.ra-t\ vb : to unite in a confederacy