confederateadj.n.

/kənˈfɛdərət/

Forms: Also 1500s confetherate, 1500s–1600s confederat.

Etymology: < Latin confoederātus, past participle of (post-classical) confoederāre (transitive) to join or unite in a league, < con- together + foederāre to league together, establish by league or treaty, < foeder- (nominative foedus ) league, treaty, compact: see federate adj. and n. Already in Latin used substantively: so French confédéré.

A. adj. United in a league, alliance, or confederacy; leagued, allied, confederated.

1. as past participle= confederated adj.

ΚΠ

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 157 Þe Scottes þat were somtyme confederat and wonede wiþ þe Pictes.

?a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Sheep & Dog l. 1178 in Poems (1981) 48 Quhilk wer confidderit [?a1600 Harl. confidderate] straitlie in ane band.

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde ii. i. f. 53 He came..with eyght other confetherate with hym.

1611 Bible (King James) Isa. vii. 2 Syria is confederate with Ephraim.

1716 J. Gay Trivia iii. 58 These Sirens stand..Confedrate in the Cheat.

1884 A. R. Pennington Wiclif ix. 299 Victories over the foes confederate against them.

figurative.1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II v. iii. 51 My hart is not confederate with my hand. 1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh i. 7 Strong words of counselling souls, confederate With vocal pines and waters.

a. as adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > association for a common purpose > [adjective] > associated for common purpose

federeda1382

confedered1528

conjunct1529

adjoinate1543

confederate1555

in league with1565

associate1600

banded1601

combined1603

colleagued1605

confederated1605

contesserate1606

conjunctivea1616

conspired1619

coalesced1765

co-allied1765

leagued1781

federalized1793

federated1793

in cahoot(s) (with)18..

interleagued1844

federal1867

society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > international agreements > [adjective] > relating to alliance > allied

confedered1528

confederate1555

confederated1605

federate1672

leagued1781

federal1867

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde ii. v. f. 69^v The confetherate kynges..beseaged the vyllage.

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan i. xii. 56 Juggling and confederate Knavery.

1757–8 T. Smollett Hist. Eng. (1812) I. 165 The confederate army amounted to five and fifty thousand men.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. xx. 192 Neptune..and his confederate gods.

1889 G. Rawlinson Hist. Anc. Egypt (ed. 4) 258 Marmain..led against him a confederate army, consisting of three principal tribes of the Tahennu.

b. transferred and figurative.

ΚΠ

1691 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. 52 The Confederate Probabilities, weigh more in their Conjunction, than..all of them would do Singly.

1714 Ld. Shaftesbury Misc. Refl. iv. ii Of these thorowly-associating and confederate-animals..none..in bulk or strength exceed the beaver.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 167. ⁋3 Confederate intellects and auxiliar virtues.

a. In Confederate States (of America), abbreviated C.S.A.: the name assumed by the eleven southern states which seceded from the American Union in 1860–61, and formed a confederacy of their own, which was finally overthrown in 1865, after which they were reunited to the United States.

ΚΠ

1861 9 Feb. Const. Confed. States Amer. In all such [new] territory the institution of negro slavery as it now exists in the Confederate States, shall be recognized.

1861 Illustr. London News 9 Mar. 209/1 Mr. Jefferson Davis, President of the Southern Confederacy, entitled the Confederate States of America, was formally inaugurated at Montgomery..on the 18th ult.

b. Hence, Of or belonging to the Confederate States, their government, army, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > American politics > [adjective] > supporting Confederate cause

confederate1861

secession1865

1861 Illustr. London News 11 May 432/3 The Confederate flag has been hoisted on the fort.

1861 Illustr. London News 25 May 481/1 Thirty days to be allowed to United States' vessels in Confederate ports to quit.

1863 E. Dicey Six Months in Federal States II. 241 When once the Confederate army was defeated.

1863 J. R. Balme Amer. States (1864) 185 Jefferson Davis, the Confederate President.

1878 N. Amer. Rev. 127 103 Some Southern Confederate leader, civil or military.

B. n.

a. A person or state in league with another or others for mutual support or joint action; an ally.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a companion or associate > [noun] > ally

allyc1425

alliancec1475

help1490

lyance1502

fellow helper?1531

confederator1536

confederate1548

league-friend1556

league-fellow1561

alliant1565

associate1569

co-ally1606

colleague1670

alliancer1694

colleaguera1734

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry IV f. xx Their cosyn frende & confederate Edmonde Earle of Marche.

1553 J. Brende tr. Q. Curtius Rufus Hist. iii. f. 13^v Such as wer his confederats.

1642 J. Milton Apol. Smectymnuus 41 I see who is their assistant, who their confederat, who hath ingag'd his omnipotent arme, to..crowne with successe their faith.

1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall III. xxx. 170 The victorious confederates pursued their march.

1791 ‘G. Gambado’ Ann. Horsemanship xi. 48 A letter from the Duke of Wharton to Sir William More..who was his confederate on the turf.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 37 Venice, not yet humbled by the confederates of Cambray.

†b. Theology. One united in covenant with God, or allied with others in the same covenant. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > vow > covenant > [noun] > one included in

confederate1655

covenantee1692

covenant-head1758

1655 W. Gouge & T. Gouge Learned Comm. Hebrewes (vi) ii. 252 By covenant God hath caused a speciall relation to passe betwixt him and us. He and we are confederates.

1655 W. Gouge & T. Gouge Learned Comm. Hebrewes (viii. 8) ii. 261 The continuall abode and operation of the Spirit in Gods confederates.

1686 J. Scott Christian Life: Pt. II II. vii. 820 To be a Member of that [the Jewish] Church, and a Confederate in this Covenant.

a1708 W. Beveridge Private Thoughts Relig. (1709) 116 Believer's Children being..Confederates with their Parents in the Covenant of Grace.

2. Law (and thence gen.), in bad sense: One leagued with another or others for an unlawful or evil purpose; an accomplice.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [noun] > plotter > conspirator

conspirator1413

confederate1495

confederator1536

conspirer1539

conjuratorc1550

trafficker1570

conjurate1571

compacter1592

complotter1592

conspirant1603

cabalist1642

consulter1679

caballer1686

Catilinarian1824

co-plotter1889

society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a criminal or law-breaker > one who assists

fellowa1382

accessory1414

accessary1451

confederate1495

confederator1536

snapperc1555

complice1581

accomplice?1589

assistor1601

socius criminis1602

fedariea1616

complier1619

particeps criminisa1634

correspondent1639

complicate1662

capper1753

palc1770

partner in crime1831

sidekick1893

side-kicker1894

ram1941

1495 Act 11 Hen. VII c. 64 Preamble The same persones..were adherentis, assistencis, confederatis..socourers and comforteris.

1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour i. ii. sig. Aviii^v Dathan and Abiron..with all their holle familie, and confederates.

1680 Establ. Test 33 The very Criminals themselves, or their Accessories and Confederates.

1724 J. Swift Let. to Mr. Harding 3 Betrayers of their Country, Confederates with Woods.

1839 T. Keightley Hist. Eng. II. 25 Dr. Bocking..a confederate of Masters.

1891 N.E.D. at Confederate Mod. The thief escaped, but his confederate was apprehended.

3. U.S. History. One belonging to or on the side of the Confederate States in the War of Secession, 1861–65: see A. 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > American politics > [noun] > Confederate cause > support for > supporter

butternut1810

fire-eater1851

secessionist1860

confederate1861

rebel1895

reb1897

1861 Russell Let. 1 May in Times 28 May 9 Between 700 and 800 guns have fallen into the hands of the Confederates.

1863 J. R. Balme Amer. States (1864) 179 A battle which..would probably have cleared Missouri of the Confederates.

1878 N. Amer. Rev. Sept. 230 The Confederates were the first to use the torpedo boat.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

confederatev.

/kənˈfɛdəreɪt/

Etymology: < Latin confoederāt- participial stem of confoederāre , or possibly from the much earlier confederate adj. (The past tense was sometimes also confederate .) An earlier form was confeder v. through French.

a. transitive. To unite (persons or states) in a league, bring into alliance, ally; to form into a confederation. Const. with, together, †unto.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > association for a common purpose > associate with for common purpose [verb (transitive)] > bring into association

allyc1325

confeder1380

sociea1387

associate1398

sociate1485

companya1500

band1530

confederate1532

aggregate1534

colleague1535

join1560

enter1563

bandy1597

league1611

colligate1613

club1656

fraternize1656

federalize1787

brigade1831

society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > international agreements > [verb (transitive)] > ally

allyc1325

confederate1532

federate1884

1532 G. Hervet tr. Xenophon Treat. Househ. iv. (1768) 18 To bringe him presentes fro the cites of Grece, confederated vnto him.

1577 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara Chron. 331 To confederate and set them at agreement.

1660 tr. M. Amyraut Treat. conc. Relig. iii. i. 304 It confederates men with God and between themselves.

1758 S. Johnson Idler 27 May 57 The Writers of News, if they could be confederated, might give more pleasure to the Publick.

a1797 E. Burke Ess. Abridgm. Eng. Hist. (rev. ed.) in Wks. (1812) V. 699 To confederate others in their design.

1884 Macmillan's Mag. Nov. 27/1 To endeavour to confederate the Windward Islands.

figurative.1700 S. Parker 6 Philos. Ess. 54 Cold Vapours..intimately confederated and congeal'd.

b. For an evil or unlawful purpose. Cf. confederacy n. 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > plot (a purpose) or hatch (a plot [verb (transitive)] > plan by conspiring

conjure1477

confederate1555

complot1597

contract1618

closeta1649

compact1667

conjurate-

1555 in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) III. App. xlvi. 140 An utter enemie unto the saide Bisshope, confederated with the principal adversaris aforesaide.

1623 H. Hexham Tongue-combat 26 Gone astray, and wickedly confederated with Heretickes.

1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xiv. 85 To confederate all the family against me.

1849 R. Cobden Speeches 37 Neither in England nor Ireland have there been 100 men confederated together with arms to war against the Crown and Government.

a. reflexive. To ally oneself; to enter into a league, or conspiracy.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > association for a common purpose > associate for common purpose [verb (reflexive)]

ally?a1400

fellowc1425

accompanya1470

associatea1513

band1530

confederate1531

join1535

rely1577

interleague1590

bandy1597

colleague1599

identify1780

solidarize1888

the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [verb (reflexive)] > conspire

confederate1828

1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour ii. xii. sig. Svii Their willes and appetites daily more and more so confederated them selfes.

1543–4 Act 35 Hen. VIII c. 12 The..frenche kyng..hath confederated hym selfe with the greate Turke.

1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. xvi. 49 All the people in their Folkmote shall confederate themselves as sworn bretheren, to defend the Kingdome.

1828 E. Irving Last Days 43 In what way any man can..confederate himself with so many great principles of falsehood.

†b. To ally oneself sexually. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual activity > engage in sexual activity [verb (intransitive)] > have sexual intercourse

playOE

to do (also work) one's kindc1225

bedc1315

couple1362

gendera1382

to go togetherc1390

to come togethera1398

meddlea1398

felterc1400

companya1425

swivec1440

japea1450

mellc1450

to have to do with (also mid, of, on)1474

engender1483

fuck?a1513

conversec1540

jostlec1540

confederate1557

coeate1576

jumble1582

mate1589

do1594

conjoin1597

grind1598

consortc1600

pair1603

to dance (a dance) between a pair of sheets1608

commix1610

cock1611

nibble1611

wap1611

bolstera1616

incorporate1622

truck1622

subagitate1623

occupya1626

minglec1630

copulate1632

fere1632

rut1637

joust1639

fanfreluche1653

carnalize1703

screw1725

pump1730

correspond1756

shag1770

hump1785

conjugate1790

diddle1879

to get some1889

fuckeec1890

jig-a-jig1896

perform1902

rabbit1919

jazz1920

sex1921

root1922

yentz1923

to make love1927

rock1931

mollock1932

to make (beautiful) music (together)1936

sleep1936

bang1937

lumber1938

to hop into bed (with)1951

to make out1951

ball1955

score1960

trick1965

to have it away1966

to roll in the hay1966

to get down1967

poontang1968

pork1968

shtup1969

shack1976

bonk1984

boink1985

1557 T. North tr. A. de Guevara Diall Princes f. 213/2 There one frend confederate with another, so that their hartes were maryed.

a1575 N. Harpsfield Treat. Divorce Henry VIII (1878) (modernized text) 254 One that had in her most abominable..desires confederated herself..with her own natural brother.

a. intransitive (for reflexive). Of persons or states: To enter into a league, ally or league oneself (with.)

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > association for a common purpose > associate for common purpose [verb (intransitive)]

jousta1325

ally?a1400

joinc1400

associe1441

confederc1460

to stick together1525

band1530

to join forces1560

colleaguec1565

alliance1569

to enter league1578

unite1579

interleague1590

confederate1591

to join hands1598

combine1608

injointa1616

combinda1626

bandy1633

comply1646

federate1648

leaguea1649

associate1653

coalesce1657

to understand each other1663

sociate1688

to row in the same (also in one) boat1787

rendezvous1817

to make common cause (with)1845

to sing the same song1846

cahoot1857

to gang up1910

jungle1922

society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > international agreements > [verb (intransitive)] > enter into alliance

ally?a1400

confederc1460

to fence a band1533

alliance1569

to enter league1578

confederate1591

leaguea1649

1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Alíar To confederate, to allie himselfe.

1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 120 His valiant sister..confederating with foure Sultans..entred his Bed-chamber, and..strangled him.

a1727 I. Newton Chronol. Anc. Kingdoms Amended (1728) i. 122 The Pisæans confederated with several other Greek nations, and made war upon the Eleans.

1825 T. Jefferson Autobiogr. in Wks. (1859) I. 30 The larger colonies had threatened they would not confederate at all, if their weight in Congress should not be equal to the numbers of people they added to the confederacy.

1863 Morning Star 17 Dec. 5/5 When this contest commenced in 1861, but six States confederated.

b. In bad sense: To conspire. Cf. 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > plot [verb (intransitive)] > conspire

collude1525

traffic1567

condescend1569

complot1579

confederate1622

collogue1646

trinket1647

trinkle1672

cabal1680

1622 G. de Malynes Consuetudo 222 A Merchant..together with his sonne and a Broker had confederated to buy great store of merchandises vpon their credit, of purpose to breake and to inrich themselues.

1701 London Gaz. No. 3760/3 [Unpaid troops] who threaten to Confederate if speedy Care be not taken to satisfie them.

1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. 100 If any sworn servant of the king's houshold conspires or confederates to kill any lord of this realm.

1781 S. Johnson Blackmore in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets V. 11 The wits easily confederated against him.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	confederate
释义	confederateadj.n. /kənˈfɛdərət/ Forms: Also 1500s confetherate, 1500s–1600s confederat. Etymology: < Latin confoederātus, past participle of (post-classical) confoederāre (transitive) to join or unite in a league, < con- together + foederāre to league together, establish by league or treaty, < foeder- (nominative foedus ) league, treaty, compact: see federate adj. and n. Already in Latin used substantively: so French confédéré. A. adj. United in a league, alliance, or confederacy; leagued, allied, confederated. 1. as past participle= confederated adj. ΚΠ a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 157 Þe Scottes þat were somtyme confederat and wonede wiþ þe Pictes. ?a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Sheep & Dog l. 1178 in Poems (1981) 48 Quhilk wer confidderit [?a1600 Harl. confidderate] straitlie in ane band. 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde ii. i. f. 53 He came..with eyght other confetherate with hym. 1611 Bible (King James) Isa. vii. 2 Syria is confederate with Ephraim. View more context for this quotation 1716 J. Gay Trivia iii. 58 These Sirens stand..Confedrate in the Cheat. 1884 A. R. Pennington Wiclif ix. 299 Victories over the foes confederate against them. figurative.1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II v. iii. 51 My hart is not confederate with my hand. View more context for this quotation1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh i. 7 Strong words of counselling souls, confederate With vocal pines and waters. 2. a. as adj. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association for a common purpose > [adjective] > associated for common purpose federeda1382 confedered1528 conjunct1529 adjoinate1543 confederate1555 in league with1565 associate1600 banded1601 combined1603 colleagued1605 confederated1605 contesserate1606 conjunctivea1616 conspired1619 coalesced1765 co-allied1765 leagued1781 federalized1793 federated1793 in cahoot(s) (with)18.. interleagued1844 federal1867 society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > international agreements > [adjective] > relating to alliance > allied confedered1528 confederate1555 confederated1605 federate1672 leagued1781 federal1867 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde ii. v. f. 69^v The confetherate kynges..beseaged the vyllage. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan i. xii. 56 Juggling and confederate Knavery. 1757–8 T. Smollett Hist. Eng. (1812) I. 165 The confederate army amounted to five and fifty thousand men. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. xx. 192 Neptune..and his confederate gods. 1889 G. Rawlinson Hist. Anc. Egypt (ed. 4) 258 Marmain..led against him a confederate army, consisting of three principal tribes of the Tahennu. b. transferred and figurative. ΚΠ 1691 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. 52 The Confederate Probabilities, weigh more in their Conjunction, than..all of them would do Singly. 1714 Ld. Shaftesbury Misc. Refl. iv. ii Of these thorowly-associating and confederate-animals..none..in bulk or strength exceed the beaver. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 167. ⁋3 Confederate intellects and auxiliar virtues. 3. a. In Confederate States (of America), abbreviated C.S.A.: the name assumed by the eleven southern states which seceded from the American Union in 1860–61, and formed a confederacy of their own, which was finally overthrown in 1865, after which they were reunited to the United States. ΚΠ 1861 9 Feb. Const. Confed. States Amer. In all such [new] territory the institution of negro slavery as it now exists in the Confederate States, shall be recognized. 1861 Illustr. London News 9 Mar. 209/1 Mr. Jefferson Davis, President of the Southern Confederacy, entitled the Confederate States of America, was formally inaugurated at Montgomery..on the 18th ult. b. Hence, Of or belonging to the Confederate States, their government, army, etc. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > American politics > [adjective] > supporting Confederate cause confederate1861 secession1865 1861 Illustr. London News 11 May 432/3 The Confederate flag has been hoisted on the fort. 1861 Illustr. London News 25 May 481/1 Thirty days to be allowed to United States' vessels in Confederate ports to quit. 1863 E. Dicey Six Months in Federal States II. 241 When once the Confederate army was defeated. 1863 J. R. Balme Amer. States (1864) 185 Jefferson Davis, the Confederate President. 1878 N. Amer. Rev. 127 103 Some Southern Confederate leader, civil or military. B. n. 1. a. A person or state in league with another or others for mutual support or joint action; an ally. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a companion or associate > [noun] > ally allyc1425 alliancec1475 help1490 lyance1502 fellow helper?1531 confederator1536 confederate1548 league-friend1556 league-fellow1561 alliant1565 associate1569 co-ally1606 colleague1670 alliancer1694 colleaguera1734 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry IV f. xx Their cosyn frende & confederate Edmonde Earle of Marche. 1553 J. Brende tr. Q. Curtius Rufus Hist. iii. f. 13^v Such as wer his confederats. 1642 J. Milton Apol. Smectymnuus 41 I see who is their assistant, who their confederat, who hath ingag'd his omnipotent arme, to..crowne with successe their faith. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall III. xxx. 170 The victorious confederates pursued their march. 1791 ‘G. Gambado’ Ann. Horsemanship xi. 48 A letter from the Duke of Wharton to Sir William More..who was his confederate on the turf. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 37 Venice, not yet humbled by the confederates of Cambray. †b. Theology. One united in covenant with God, or allied with others in the same covenant. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > vow > covenant > [noun] > one included in confederate1655 covenantee1692 covenant-head1758 1655 W. Gouge & T. Gouge Learned Comm. Hebrewes (vi) ii. 252 By covenant God hath caused a speciall relation to passe betwixt him and us. He and we are confederates. 1655 W. Gouge & T. Gouge Learned Comm. Hebrewes (viii. 8) ii. 261 The continuall abode and operation of the Spirit in Gods confederates. 1686 J. Scott Christian Life: Pt. II II. vii. 820 To be a Member of that [the Jewish] Church, and a Confederate in this Covenant. a1708 W. Beveridge Private Thoughts Relig. (1709) 116 Believer's Children being..Confederates with their Parents in the Covenant of Grace. 2. Law (and thence gen.), in bad sense: One leagued with another or others for an unlawful or evil purpose; an accomplice. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [noun] > plotter > conspirator conspirator1413 confederate1495 confederator1536 conspirer1539 conjuratorc1550 trafficker1570 conjurate1571 compacter1592 complotter1592 conspirant1603 cabalist1642 consulter1679 caballer1686 Catilinarian1824 co-plotter1889 society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a criminal or law-breaker > one who assists fellowa1382 accessory1414 accessary1451 confederate1495 confederator1536 snapperc1555 complice1581 accomplice?1589 assistor1601 socius criminis1602 fedariea1616 complier1619 particeps criminisa1634 correspondent1639 complicate1662 capper1753 palc1770 partner in crime1831 sidekick1893 side-kicker1894 ram1941 1495 Act 11 Hen. VII c. 64 Preamble The same persones..were adherentis, assistencis, confederatis..socourers and comforteris. 1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour i. ii. sig. Aviii^v Dathan and Abiron..with all their holle familie, and confederates. 1680 Establ. Test 33 The very Criminals themselves, or their Accessories and Confederates. 1724 J. Swift Let. to Mr. Harding 3 Betrayers of their Country, Confederates with Woods. 1839 T. Keightley Hist. Eng. II. 25 Dr. Bocking..a confederate of Masters. 1891 N.E.D. at Confederate Mod. The thief escaped, but his confederate was apprehended. 3. U.S. History. One belonging to or on the side of the Confederate States in the War of Secession, 1861–65: see A. 3. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > American politics > [noun] > Confederate cause > support for > supporter butternut1810 fire-eater1851 secessionist1860 confederate1861 rebel1895 reb1897 1861 Russell Let. 1 May in Times 28 May 9 Between 700 and 800 guns have fallen into the hands of the Confederates. 1863 J. R. Balme Amer. States (1864) 179 A battle which..would probably have cleared Missouri of the Confederates. 1878 N. Amer. Rev. Sept. 230 The Confederates were the first to use the torpedo boat. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2021). confederatev. /kənˈfɛdəreɪt/ Etymology: < Latin confoederāt- participial stem of confoederāre , or possibly from the much earlier confederate adj. (The past tense was sometimes also confederate .) An earlier form was confeder v. through French. 1. a. transitive. To unite (persons or states) in a league, bring into alliance, ally; to form into a confederation. Const. with, together, †unto. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association for a common purpose > associate with for common purpose [verb (transitive)] > bring into association allyc1325 confeder1380 sociea1387 associate1398 sociate1485 companya1500 band1530 confederate1532 aggregate1534 colleague1535 join1560 enter1563 bandy1597 league1611 colligate1613 club1656 fraternize1656 federalize1787 brigade1831 society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > international agreements > [verb (transitive)] > ally allyc1325 confederate1532 federate1884 1532 G. Hervet tr. Xenophon Treat. Househ. iv. (1768) 18 To bringe him presentes fro the cites of Grece, confederated vnto him. 1577 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara Chron. 331 To confederate and set them at agreement. 1660 tr. M. Amyraut Treat. conc. Relig. iii. i. 304 It confederates men with God and between themselves. 1758 S. Johnson Idler 27 May 57 The Writers of News, if they could be confederated, might give more pleasure to the Publick. a1797 E. Burke Ess. Abridgm. Eng. Hist. (rev. ed.) in Wks. (1812) V. 699 To confederate others in their design. 1884 Macmillan's Mag. Nov. 27/1 To endeavour to confederate the Windward Islands. figurative.1700 S. Parker 6 Philos. Ess. 54 Cold Vapours..intimately confederated and congeal'd. b. For an evil or unlawful purpose. Cf. confederacy n. 1b. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > plot (a purpose) or hatch (a plot [verb (transitive)] > plan by conspiring conjure1477 confederate1555 complot1597 contract1618 closeta1649 compact1667 conjurate- 1555 in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) III. App. xlvi. 140 An utter enemie unto the saide Bisshope, confederated with the principal adversaris aforesaide. 1623 H. Hexham Tongue-combat 26 Gone astray, and wickedly confederated with Heretickes. 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xiv. 85 To confederate all the family against me. 1849 R. Cobden Speeches 37 Neither in England nor Ireland have there been 100 men confederated together with arms to war against the Crown and Government. 2. a. reflexive. To ally oneself; to enter into a league, or conspiracy. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association for a common purpose > associate for common purpose [verb (reflexive)] ally?a1400 fellowc1425 accompanya1470 associatea1513 band1530 confederate1531 join1535 rely1577 interleague1590 bandy1597 colleague1599 identify1780 solidarize1888 the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [verb (reflexive)] > conspire confederate1828 1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour ii. xii. sig. Svii Their willes and appetites daily more and more so confederated them selfes. 1543–4 Act 35 Hen. VIII c. 12 The..frenche kyng..hath confederated hym selfe with the greate Turke. 1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. xvi. 49 All the people in their Folkmote shall confederate themselves as sworn bretheren, to defend the Kingdome. 1828 E. Irving Last Days 43 In what way any man can..confederate himself with so many great principles of falsehood. †b. To ally oneself sexually. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual activity > engage in sexual activity [verb (intransitive)] > have sexual intercourse playOE to do (also work) one's kindc1225 bedc1315 couple1362 gendera1382 to go togetherc1390 to come togethera1398 meddlea1398 felterc1400 companya1425 swivec1440 japea1450 mellc1450 to have to do with (also mid, of, on)1474 engender1483 fuck?a1513 conversec1540 jostlec1540 confederate1557 coeate1576 jumble1582 mate1589 do1594 conjoin1597 grind1598 consortc1600 pair1603 to dance (a dance) between a pair of sheets1608 commix1610 cock1611 nibble1611 wap1611 bolstera1616 incorporate1622 truck1622 subagitate1623 occupya1626 minglec1630 copulate1632 fere1632 rut1637 joust1639 fanfreluche1653 carnalize1703 screw1725 pump1730 correspond1756 shag1770 hump1785 conjugate1790 diddle1879 to get some1889 fuckeec1890 jig-a-jig1896 perform1902 rabbit1919 jazz1920 sex1921 root1922 yentz1923 to make love1927 rock1931 mollock1932 to make (beautiful) music (together)1936 sleep1936 bang1937 lumber1938 to hop into bed (with)1951 to make out1951 ball1955 score1960 trick1965 to have it away1966 to roll in the hay1966 to get down1967 poontang1968 pork1968 shtup1969 shack1976 bonk1984 boink1985 1557 T. North tr. A. de Guevara Diall Princes f. 213/2 There one frend confederate with another, so that their hartes were maryed. a1575 N. Harpsfield Treat. Divorce Henry VIII (1878) (modernized text) 254 One that had in her most abominable..desires confederated herself..with her own natural brother. 3. a. intransitive (for reflexive). Of persons or states: To enter into a league, ally or league oneself (with.) ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association for a common purpose > associate for common purpose [verb (intransitive)] jousta1325 ally?a1400 joinc1400 associe1441 confederc1460 to stick together1525 band1530 to join forces1560 colleaguec1565 alliance1569 to enter league1578 unite1579 interleague1590 confederate1591 to join hands1598 combine1608 injointa1616 combinda1626 bandy1633 comply1646 federate1648 leaguea1649 associate1653 coalesce1657 to understand each other1663 sociate1688 to row in the same (also in one) boat1787 rendezvous1817 to make common cause (with)1845 to sing the same song1846 cahoot1857 to gang up1910 jungle1922 society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > international agreements > [verb (intransitive)] > enter into alliance ally?a1400 confederc1460 to fence a band1533 alliance1569 to enter league1578 confederate1591 leaguea1649 1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Alíar To confederate, to allie himselfe. 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 120 His valiant sister..confederating with foure Sultans..entred his Bed-chamber, and..strangled him. a1727 I. Newton Chronol. Anc. Kingdoms Amended (1728) i. 122 The Pisæans confederated with several other Greek nations, and made war upon the Eleans. 1825 T. Jefferson Autobiogr. in Wks. (1859) I. 30 The larger colonies had threatened they would not confederate at all, if their weight in Congress should not be equal to the numbers of people they added to the confederacy. 1863 Morning Star 17 Dec. 5/5 When this contest commenced in 1861, but six States confederated. b. In bad sense: To conspire. Cf. 1b. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > plot [verb (intransitive)] > conspire collude1525 traffic1567 condescend1569 complot1579 confederate1622 collogue1646 trinket1647 trinkle1672 cabal1680 1622 G. de Malynes Consuetudo 222 A Merchant..together with his sonne and a Broker had confederated to buy great store of merchandises vpon their credit, of purpose to breake and to inrich themselues. 1701 London Gaz. No. 3760/3 [Unpaid troops] who threaten to Confederate if speedy Care be not taken to satisfie them. 1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. 100 If any sworn servant of the king's houshold conspires or confederates to kill any lord of this realm. 1781 S. Johnson Blackmore in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets V. 11 The wits easily confederated against him. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.n.a1387v.1531
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