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confederate

confederate /kənˈfɛdərət/ noun
plural confederates
confederate
/kənˈfɛdərət/
noun
plural confederates
Learner's definition of CONFEDERATE
[count]
formal : a person who helps someone do something同伙;同谋;共犯
Confederate : a soldier, citizen, or supporter of the Confederacy during the American Civil War(美国南北战争时期的)南部邦联士兵,南部邦联居民(或支持者)

Confederate

Confederate /kənˈfɛdərət/ adjective
Confederate
/kənˈfɛdərət/
adjective
Learner's definition of CONFEDERATE
: of or relating to the Confederacy of the American Civil War(美国南北战争时期)南部邦联的
TOEFL BNC: 24314 COCA: 17239

See also: confederate


confederate

1 of 3

adjective

con·​fed·​er·​ate kən-ˈfe-d(ə-)rət How to pronounce confederate (audio)
1
: united in a league : allied
2
Confederate : of or relating to the Confederate States of America

confederate

2 of 3

noun

plural confederates
1
2
Confederate : an adherent of the Confederate States of America or their cause

confederate

3 of 3

verb

con·​fed·​er·​ate kən-ˈfe-də-ˌrāt How to pronounce confederate (audio)
confederated; confederating

transitive verb

: to unite in a confederacy

intransitive verb

: to band together
confederative adjective

Example Sentences

Noun the Yankees and the Confederates the police were able to track down his confederates once the thief started talking Verb the nations confederated in order to lower international trade barriers
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
His nomination — along with that of attorney general nominee Michael Peroutka, who has promoted conspiracy theories and was a member of a confederate group — has presented a particular challenge for moderate Republicans. Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2022 In a report released this month, the Naming Commission, which is reviewing Department of Defense assets in an effort to identify and remove confederate commemorations, included a photo of the bronze plaque. Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, 31 Aug. 2022 Actually, very few vines do well in the shade but one exception is the confederate jasmine. Tom Maccubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 30 July 2022 According to historian Adam Goodheart, confederate statues were meant to be symbols of white supremacy and were mostly built during a time that upheld racist ideals. Jasmine Browley, Essence, 6 June 2022 Crews at Dixie State University installed a new bigger-than-life statue of a bison on campus, right in the spot where a controversial statue depicting confederate soldiers once stood, the Spectrum reported. The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Mar. 2022 The Black Lives Matter movement's resurgence raised awareness of police brutality in the US, inspired legislation at federal and state levels and initiated confederate monument removals. Giselle Rhoden And Kaanita Iyer, CNN, 5 Feb. 2022 The Lafayette County Sheriff’s office is defending an employee who wore a confederate flag dress to her senior prom. Ashlee Banks, Essence, 24 Jan. 2022 Rioters rampaging, waving for the first time inside this Capitol, the confederate flag that symbolizes the cause to destroy America, to rip us apart. Ayushi Agarwal, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2022
Noun
How much time will a chief confederate of the criminal former Cleveland city councilman Ken Johnson serve in prison? Laura Johnston, cleveland, 11 May 2022 Set slightly before that moment and focusing on the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad, the series follows a former confederate soldier turned leader of a cross continental voyage. Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 29 Mar. 2022 The bombastic Mayor Shinn of Jefferson Mays and overdecorated Mrs. Shinn of Jayne Houdyshell are turned into veritable sight gags; Shuler Hensley’s Marcellus, Hill’s confederate, is made to appear a witless errand boy. Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2022 Summer-blooming confederate rose plants are not a rose at all but a member of the hibiscus genus. Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Aug. 2021 The Taliban proclaimed the return of its Islamic confederate - meaning that the militants who harbored the terrorists who planned the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks will be back in control on the 20th anniversary of that event. Author: Anne Gearan, Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Anchorage Daily News, 16 Aug. 2021 One theory is that the gunmen mistook Vázquez for a confederate of the dismembered victim. Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2020 Timberlake is one of many celebrities weighing on the controversial confederate symbol, which has been slammed by critics as racist and hailed by supporters as a part of their heritage. Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 8 July 2020 He is also noted by the TSHA to have contributed to the confederate a safe passage of Texas cotton along the Rio Grande to Matamoros during the Union Occupation of Brownsville in 1864. Christian Alejandro Ocampo, Houston Chronicle, 13 July 2020
Verb
The holiday celebrates confederate soldiers such as Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee. Mabinty Quarshie, USA TODAY, 15 June 2021 Early Thursday, the administration became aware of racist and confederate symbols of hate through a flag near a stairwell and defacing of a sidewalk, Principal David Travis said. Megan Jones, chicagotribune.com, 13 May 2021 As other cities have taken down monuments to confederate leaders, debate has arisen about what McKinney should do with the Throckmorton statue. Jon Arnold, Dallas News, 29 July 2020 By Tuesday morning, the cornerstone of the Confederate Soldiers & Sailors Monument was removed, punctuating the city’s long legal fight to remove a monument dedicated to confederate veterans. al, 3 June 2020 Former Birmingham Mayor William Bell ordered a monument to confederate veterans covered in August 2017. Anna Beahm | Abeahm@al.com, al, 12 Feb. 2020 Should confederate monuments be preserved or destroyed? Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2017 The Warren County monument is one of four memorials to confederate soldiers in Ohio. Cincinnati.com, 22 Aug. 2017 The jury would not be allowed to know about Tensing’s Great Smoky Mountains confederate flag T-shirt. Brandon Harris, New Republic, 20 June 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English confederat, from Late Latin confoederatus, past participle of confoederare to unite by a league, from Latin com- + foeder-, foedus compact — more at federal

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1531, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of confederate was in the 15th century
TOEFL BNC: 24314 COCA: 17239

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