collude

The definition of collude means to secretly work with someone on something illegal or deceitful.

(verb)

A bank teller planning a bank robbery with a customer is an example of to collude.

See collude in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb colluded, colluding

to act in collusion or conspire, esp. for a fraudulent purpose

Origin: L colludere < com-, with + ludere, to play: see ludicrous

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intransitive verb col·lud·ed, col·lud·ing, col·ludes

To act together secretly to achieve a fraudulent, illegal, or deceitful purpose; conspire.

Origin:

Origin: Latin collūdere

Origin: : com-, com-

Origin: + lūdere, to play; see leid- in Indo-European roots

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