collude - 4 dictionary results
col⋅lude
[kuh-lood] 
–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. |
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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Collude
Col*lude"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Colluded; p. pr. & vb. n. Colluding.] [L. colludere, -lusum; col- + ludere to play. See Ludicrous.] To have secretly a joint part or share in an action; to play into each other's hands; to conspire; to act in concert. If they let things take their course, they will be represented as colluding with sedition. --Burke.
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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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