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• col|lude — «kuh LOOD», intransitive verb, lud|ed, lud|ing. to act together through a secret understanding; conspire in a fraud. SYNONYM(S): plot, connive. ╂[< Latin collūdere < com with + lūdere to play < lūdus game] –col|lud´er, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• col|lud´er — col|lude «kuh LOOD», intransitive verb, lud|ed, lud|ing. to act together through a secret understanding; conspire in a fraud. SYNONYM(S): plot, connive. ╂[< Latin collūdere < com with + lūdere to play < lūdus game] –col|lud´er, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• col|lu|sion — «kuh LOO zhuhn», noun. a secret agreement for some wrong or harmful purpose; a secret or crafty understanding for the purpose of trickery or fraud. SYNONYM(S): conspiracy, connivance. ╂[< Latin collūsiō, ōnis < collūdere; see etym. under… …   Useful english dictionary

• lude — al·lude; col·lude; de·lude; has·ti·lude; il·lude; post·lude; lude; quaa·lude; in·ter·lude; …   English syllables

• collude — col·lude …   English syllables

• collude — col|lude [kəˈlu:d] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: colludere, from com ( COM ) + ludere [i] to play ] to work with someone secretly, especially in order to do something dishonest or illegal collude with ▪ Several customs officials have been… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• collude — col|lude [ kə lud ] verb intransitive FORMAL to work secretly with someone to do something dishonest: He was accused of colluding with his brother in the deal …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• collude — col•lude [[t]kəˈlud[/t]] v. i. lud•ed, lud•ing to conspire to commit a fraud • Etymology: 1515–25; (< MF) < L collūdere to play together, collude with …   From formal English to slang

• collude — col·lude /kə lüd/ vi col·lud·ed, col·lud·ing: to agree or cooperate secretly for a fraudulent or otherwise illegal purpose Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. collude …   Law dictionary

• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English