Colluded vs Confederate - What's the difference?
colluded | confederate |
(collude)
to act in concert with; to conspire
a member of a confederacy
an accomplice in a plot
* Macaulay
(psychology) 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").
of, relating to, or united in a confederacy
banded together; allied.
* Shakespeare
To combine into a confederacy.
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As a verb colluded
is (collude).As an adjective confederate is
of or relating to the confederate states of america.As a noun confederate is
a supporter or resident of the confederate states of america.colluded
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Verb
(head)collude
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Verb
(collud)Synonyms
* to be in cahoots * conspire * plot * schemeconfederate
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Alternative forms
* (archaic)Noun
(en noun)- He found some of his confederates in gaol.
Adjective
(en adjective)- All the swords / In Italy, and her confederate arms, / Could not have made this peace.