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English adjective: Confederate | |||
| 1. | Confederate of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the American Civil War | ||
| Samples | Confederate soldiers. | ||
| Similar | southern | ||
| Antonyms | northern | ||
| 2. | confederate united in a confederacy or league | ||
| Synonyms | allied, confederative | ||
| Similar | united | ||
| Antonyms | divided | ||
English noun: Confederate | |||
| 1. | Confederate (person) a supporter of the Confederate States of America | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | admirer, booster, champion, friend, protagonist, Southerner, supporter | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Confederate soldier | ||
| 2. | confederate (person) someone who assists in a plot | ||
| Synonyms | collaborator, henchman, partner in crime | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accessary, accessory | ||
| 3. | confederate (person) a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan) | ||
| Synonyms | accomplice | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assistant, help, helper, supporter | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | decoy, steerer | ||
English verb: confederate | |||
| 1. | confederate (social) form a group or unite | ||
| Samples | The groups banded together. | ||
| Synonyms | band together | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | unify, unite | ||
| 2. | confederate (social) form a confederation with; of nations | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | unify, unite | ||
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