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col⋅lude

  [kuh-lood]
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–verb (used without object), -lud⋅ed, -lud⋅ing.
1. to act together through a secret understanding, esp. with evil or harmful intent.
2. to conspire in a fraud.
Origin:
1515–25; (< MF) < L collūdere to play together, equiv. to col- col- 1 + lūdere to play

Related forms:
col⋅lud⋅er, noun
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col·lude   (kə-lōōd')   
intr.v.   col·lud·ed, col·lud·ing, col·ludes
To act together secretly to achieve a fraudulent, illegal, or deceitful purpose; conspire.

[Latin collūdere : com-, com- + lūdere, to play; see leid- in Indo-European roots.]
col·lud'er n.
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Main Entry: col·lude
Pronunciation: k&-'lüd
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: col·lud·ed; col·lud·ing
: to agree or cooperate secretly for a fraudulent or otherwise illegal purpose
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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