Noah Webster
Confederate
CONFEDERATE, adjective [Latin] United in a league; allied by treaty; engaged in a confederacy.
These were confederate with Abram. Genesis 14:13.
Syria is confederate with Ephraim. Isaiah 7:2.
CONFED'ERATE, noun One who is united with others in a league; a person or nation engaged in a confederacy; an ally.
CONFED'ERATE, verb intransitive [Latin] To unite in a league; to join in a mutual contract or covenant.
By words men come to know one another's minds; by these they covenant and confederate
The colonies of America confederated in 1775.
Several States of Europe have sometimes confederated for mutual safety.
CONFED'ERATE, verb transitive To unite in a league; to ally.
With these the Piercies them confederate