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 colluder

collaborator, traitor, accomplice, plotter, sympathizer, deserter, double-crosser, turncoat, betrayer, defector, Judas, two-timer, subversive, highbinder, backstabber

British Dictionary definitions for colluder

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 colluder

collude

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