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English Dictionary: collude by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
collude
v
  1. act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose; "The two companies conspired to cause the value of the stock to fall"
    Synonym(s): conspire, collude
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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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