collude
[ kuh-lood ]
/ kəˈlud /
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
OTHER WORDS FROM collude
col·lud·er, noun pre·col·lude, verb (used without object), pre·col·lud·ed, pre·col·lud·ing.Words nearby collude
colloquial,
colloquialism,
colloquium,
colloquy,
collotype,
collude,
collum,
collun.,
collunarium,
collusion,
collusive
British Dictionary definitions for colluder
collude
/ (kəˈluːd) /
verb
(intr)
to conspire together, esp in planning a fraud; connive
Derived forms of collude
colluder, nounWord Origin for collude
C16: from Latin
collūdere, literally: to play together, hence, conspire together, from
com- together +
lūdere to play