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collude

American  
[kuh-lood] / kəˈlud /

verb (used without object)

colluded, colluding

  1. to act together through a secret understanding, especially with evil or harmful intent.

  2. to conspire in a fraud.

collude British  
/ kəˈluːd /

verb

  1. (intr) to conspire together, esp in planning a fraud; connive

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Other Word Forms

  • colluder noun
  • precollude verb (used without object)

Etymology

Origin of collude

First recorded in 1515–25; from Latin collūdere “to play together,” equivalent to col- col- 1 + lūdere “to play”

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