collude
verb /kəˈluːd/
/kəˈluːd/
[intransitive] (formal, disapproving)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they collude | /kəˈluːd/ /kəˈluːd/ |
| he / she / it colludes | /kəˈluːdz/ /kəˈluːdz/ |
| past simple colluded | /kəˈluːdɪd/ /kəˈluːdɪd/ |
| past participle colluded | /kəˈluːdɪd/ /kəˈluːdɪd/ |
| -ing form colluding | /kəˈluːdɪŋ/ /kəˈluːdɪŋ/ |
- to work together secretly or illegally in order to trick other people
- collude (with somebody) (in something/in doing something) Several people had colluded in the murder.
- collude (with somebody) (to do something) They colluded with terrorists to overthrow the government.
- The president accused his opponents of colluding with foreigners.
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Latin colludere ‘have a secret agreement’, from col- ‘together’ + ludere ‘to play’.