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Definition of: confederate
(kən·fed′ər·it) noun
One who is united with another or others in a league or plot; an associate; accomplice. See synonyms under ACCESSORY, AUXILIARY.
—adjective Associated in a confederacy; united or allied by treaty.
—v.t. & v.i. (kən·fed′ə·rāt) ·at·ed, ·at·ing To form together or join with in a league, confederacy, or conspiracy. [<LL confoederatus, pp. of confoederare join in a league <com- together + foedus league]
—con·fed′er·a′tive adjective
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