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verb (used without object), -lud·ed, -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), -lud·ed, -lud·ing.
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Collude
is one of our favorite verbs.
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Example Sentences
- Males collude with their peers as a way of stealing fertile females from competing dolphin bands.
- Prosecutors have argued that they need to be detained so that they do not collude with witnesses.
- But in other cases, he said, doctors collude with suppliers.
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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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