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verb (used without object), col·lud·ed, col·lud·ing.
1.
to act together through a secret understanding, especially with evil or harmful intent.
2.
to conspire in a fraud.
Origin:
1515–25; (< Middle French) < Latin collūdere to play together, equivalent to col- col-1 + lūdere to play
1515–25; (< Middle French) < Latin collūdere to play together, equivalent to col- col-1 + lūdere to play
Related forms
col·lud·er, noun
pre·col·lude, verb (used without object), pre·col·lud·ed, pre·col·lud·ing.
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| —vb | |
| (intr) to conspire together, esp in planning a fraud; connive | |
| [C16: from Latin collūdere, literally: to play together, hence, conspire together, from com- together + lūdere to play] | |
| col'luder | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
collude
1520s, from L. colludere "act collusively," lit. "to play with" (see collusion). Related: Colluding (early 17c.).
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Example sentences
They will collude and conspire to conceal the truth.
When corporations collude in order to act as revenue-maximizing monopolists, it's considered to be against the law.
The local authorities often collude with such obstruction because they want to keep in with the airlines.
We can surely agree that health insurers should not be allowed to collude to fix prices and allocate markets.
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