adj.
1.of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the Civil War
2.united in a confederacy or league confederate n.
1.a supporter of the Confederate States of America
2.someone who assists in a plot
3.a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan) confederate v.
1.form a group or unite
2.form a confederation with
Idiom of the Day
go at it tooth and nail
to fight or argue with great strength or energy
The men were going at it tooth and nail when the police arrived.