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 English
Verb
(head)
(collude)
collude English
Verb
(collud)
to act in concert with; to conspire
Synonyms
* to be in cahoots
* conspire
* plot
* scheme
Related terms
* collusion
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confederate English
Alternative forms
* (archaic)
Noun
( en noun)
a member of a confederacy
an accomplice in a plot
* Macaulay
- He found some of his confederates in gaol.
(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").
Adjective
( en adjective)
of, relating to, or united in a confederacy
banded together; allied.
* Shakespeare
- All the swords / In Italy, and her confederate arms, / Could not have made this peace.
Quotations
* , Youth's Antiphony, lines 11-12
*: Hour after hour, remote from the world's throng,
*: Work, contest, fame, all life's confederate pleas
Verb
(en-verb)
To combine into a confederacy.
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