collude
[kuh-lood]
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.
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Origin of collude
1515–25; (< Middle French) < Latin collūdere to play together, equivalent to col- col-1 + lūdere to play
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Contemporary Examples of collude
Collusive labor makes it easier for employers to collude to extract maximum rents from customers.
Nor, Cortazzo said, did he collude with the geologist to rip off Roy.
I argued that when markets are free, and when government does not collude with business, greed is useful.
Historical Examples of collude
Associated words: collude, collusion, collusive, connivance.
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collude
verb
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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