confederate

名词 confederate:

1. a supporter of the Confederate States of America
2. someone who assists in a plot
   同义词：collaborator, henchman, partner in crime
3. a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)
   同义词：accomplice

动词 confederate:

1. form a group or unite
   同义词：band together
2. form a confederation with; of nations

形容词 confederate:

1. of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the American Civil War
2. united in a confederacy or league
   同义词：allied, confederative

1. The Confederate Army.
   南方联盟军队
2. The country tried to confederate itself with other countries for mutual safety.
   这个国家，为了共同安全，曾试图使自己与别的国家结盟。
3. The thief was arrested, but his confederate escaped.
   小偷被逮住了，但他的同伙却逃之夭夭。
4. The country agreed to confederate with the neighboring country for mutual safety.
   这个国家同意为了共同的安全而与邻国结盟。

con.fed.er.ate

n.（名词）
A member of a confederacy; an ally.
同盟者：同盟的成员；同盟者
One who assists in a plot; an accomplice.See Synonyms at partner
同伙：阴谋策划的协助者；同谋参见 partner
Confederate A supporter of the American Confederacy.
Confederate 美国邦联的支持者
adj.（形容词）
United in a confederacy; allied.
被统一入联盟；联盟的
Confederate Of or having to do with the American Confederacy.
Confederate 美国联邦的或与之有关的
v.tr.intr.（及物动词和不及物动词）
con.fed.er.at.ed,con.fed.er.at.ing,con.fed.er.ates[-…-r3t.]
To form into or become part of a confederacy.
结盟：使结成同盟或成为同盟的一部分

来源：
From Middle English confederat [allied]
源自 中古英语 confederat [结盟的]
from Late Latin cônfoeder3tus [past participle of] cônfoeder3re [to unite]
源自 后期拉丁语 cônfoeder3tus [] cônfoeder3re的过去分词 [联合]
Latin com- [com-]
拉丁语 com- [前缀，表.合.]
Latin foeder3re [to unite] from foedus foeder- [league] * see bheidh-
拉丁语 foeder3re [联合] 源自 foedus foeder- [联盟] *参见 bheidh-

【引伸】
confed.era.tive
adj.（形容词）