confederated

noun

a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)

someone who assists in a plot

a supporter of the Confederate States of America

verb

form a confederation with

form a group or unite

adjective

united in a confederacy or league

of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the American Civil War

Roots

foedusfeder- · Latin · league, treaty

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