to confederate
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7.9
- verb
- /kənˈfɛdərɪt/
:
confederar
- The tribes decided to confederate to secure their interests against external threats.
- confederated tribes
You know, they left slavery intact in order to get the the colonies to to confederate.
- You know, they left slavery intact in order to get the the colonies to to confederate.
Examples
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The experimenter set aside the three clips and stated that he would leave the participant and confederate alone to watch the clips while he worked with the other students.
Academic text (2002) -
The history of Chinese presence in Newfoundland can be traced back to the 1890s, when the territory was not confederated to Canada but was a British dominion.
Academic text (2018) -
Them confederate bonds.
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We are a nation composed of confederated states which, under the Constitution, grant to the federal government those responsibilities which they choose to, not the other way around.
Blog text (28) -
Jordan was clearly resisting Palestinian advances to declare a confederated state in order to strengthen the Palestinians' hand at the negotiating table.
Academic text (1993) -
He accomplished this feat by insisting that the Eel River Indians were a separate tribe, confederated under his authority.
Academic text (1992) -
By 1901, when the colonies confederated to form the Commonwealth of Australia, an estimated four million hectares in eastern Australia were infested by prickly pear.
Academic text (1992) -
On March 8th, its delegates were given the authority "to join" with other delegates "in devising and discussing all such alterations, clauses, articles, and provisions as may be thought necessary to render the federal constitution entirely adequate to the actual situation and future good government of the confederated states." 99
Academic text (2016) -
Various environmental groups have confederated to promote sustainable practices and protect natural resources.
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After much discussion, several organizations confederated to address climate change collectively.
Synonyms
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3.1
Join with other people to work together for a common purpose
To join with other groups to work together
Compounds
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7.8
A soldier who fought for the Southern states during the American Civil War
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6.5
An army from the southern United States that fought in the American Civil War
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7.5
A group of southern states that left the United States to form their own government from 1861 to 1865
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7.2
A flag used by Southern states during the American Civil War, often the battle flag design
A group of 11 southern US states that left in 1861 to form their own government during the Civil War
A climbing evergreen plant with shiny dark green leaves and white flowers that smell sweet
A small tree or shrub with large flowers that change from white to deep red through pink as they age
A Chinese bush with large flowers that change from white or pink to deep red in a day
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Surface Forms
Morphology
confederate = federate (semi-transparent) = con + feder + ate
For someone who knows the verb 'federate', 'con-' contributes the idea of joining together, but the derivation is formal and not fully obvious to average learners.
Etymology
Confederate comes from the parts con- 'together' and feder 'treaty' or 'league', the same root you see in federal and federation. So to confederate (verb) is to join together in a league or alliance for a common purpose.