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collude
[ kuh-lood ]
/ kÉËlud /
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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.
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Origin of collude
First recorded in 1515â25; from Latin collĆ«dere âto play together,â equivalent to col- col-1 + lĆ«dere âto playâ
OTHER WORDS FROM collude
col·lud·er, nounpre·col·lude, verb (used without object), pre·col·lud·ed, pre·col·lud·ing.Words nearby collude
colloquial, colloquialism, colloquium, colloquy, collotype, collude, colluding, collun., collunarium, collusion, collusive
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British Dictionary definitions for collude
collude
/ (kÉËluËd) /
verb
(intr) to conspire together, esp in planning a fraud; connive
Derived forms of collude
colluder, nounWord Origin for collude
C16: from Latin collƫdere, literally: to play together, hence, conspire together, from com- together + lƫdere to play
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