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confederates

confederates is the plural of confederate.

Meaning of confederate

Noun

confederate (plural confederates)

  1. A member of a confederacy.
    Synonyms:
    ally
  2. An accomplice in a plot.
    • By'th'vvay, vve met my vvife, her ſiſter, and a rabble more
      Of vilde confederates : […]c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
    Synonyms:
    conspirator
    1. An actor who participates in a psychological experiment pretending to be a subject but in actuality working for the researcher.
      • So how do you win the imitation game? “Just be yourself,” a past confederate advises Christian. But what does it mean to “be yourself”?2011 March 18, David Leavitt, “I Took the Turing Test”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

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Noun capitalized: Confederates

Confederates

  1. (plural) plural of Confederate

Forms of confederates

alternative formconfœderates

Questions about confederates

What is confederates the plural of?
Confederates is the plural of confederate.
What part of speech is confederates?
Confederates is a noun.

Words near confederates in the dictionary

  1. Confederate States of America
  2. confederated
  3. confederately
  4. confederater
  5. confederaters
  6. confederates
  7. confederateship
  8. confederateships
  9. confederating
  10. confederation
  11. Confederation of the Rhine

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