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confederate

The correct spelling is confederate.

How to pronounce confederate

noun

Say it like: Con-fed-era-te

The correct spelling is confederate. A member of a confederacy.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A member of a confederacy.
  2. 2.An accomplice in a plot.
  3. 3.An actor who participates in a psychological experiment pretending to be a subject but in actuality working for the researcher (also known as a "stooge").

verb

  1. 1.To combine in a confederacy.

adjective

  1. 1.Of, relating to, or united in a confederacy
  2. 2.Banded together; allied.

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