collude

[kuh-lood]

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verb (used without object), col·lud·ed, col·lud·ing.

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

to conspire in a fraud.

Origin of collude

1515–25; (< Middle French) < Latin collūdere to play together, equivalent to col- col-¹ + lūdere to play

Related formscol·lud·er, nounpre·col·lude, verb (used without object), pre·col·lud·ed, pre·col·lud·ing.

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Related Words for collude

connive, plot, intrigue

Examples from the Web for collude

Contemporary Examples of collude

Collusive labor makes it easier for employers to collude to extract maximum rents from customers.
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Megan McArdle
January 17, 2013
Nor, Cortazzo said, did he collude with the geologist to rip off Roy.
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March 25, 2012
I argued that when markets are free, and when government does not collude with business, greed is useful.
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Lloyd Grove
December 6, 2009

Historical Examples of collude

Associated words: collude, collusion, collusive, connivance.
Putnam's Word Book
Louis A. Flemming

British Dictionary definitions for collude

collude

verb

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

Derived Formscolluder, noun

Word Origin for collude

C16: from Latin collūdere, literally: to play together, hence, conspire together, from com- together + lūdere to play

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Word Origin and History for collude

1520s, from Latin colludere "act collusively," literally "to play with" (see collusion). Related: Colluded; colluding.