Pronunciation: - ' fe-d ə - ˌ r ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -at · ed ; -at · ing
Date: 1531
transitive verb : to unite in a confederacy
intransitive verb : to band together
– con · fed · er · a · tive \ - ' fe-d( ə -)r ə -tiv, -d ə - ˌ r ā - \ adjective