collude
21collude — verb (I) formal to work with someone secretly, especially in order to cheat or deceive other people (+ with): He was accused of colluding with the occupying forces …
22collude — v 1. conspire, connive, plot, complot, cabal, scheme, intrigue, maneuver, machinate; (all in criminal activity) cooperate, collaborate, unite, join, join forces or hands, band together, Inf. hitch horses. 2.(all in reference to criminal activity) …
23collude — col·lude …
24collude — /kəˈlud/ (say kuh loohd) verb (i) (colluded, colluding) 1. to act together through a secret understanding. 2. to conspire in a fraud. {Latin collūdere play with} –colluder, noun …
25collude — To enter into a collusion …
26collude — v.intr. come to an understanding or conspire together, esp. for a fraudulent purpose. Derivatives: colluder n. Etymology: L colludere collus (as COM , ludere lus play) …
27Colluded — 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… …
28Colluding — 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… …
29collusion — collude, collusion Both words involve a notion of fraud or dishonesty. It is correct to speak of dealers colluding, or acting in collusion, in insider dealing on the stock exchange; but it would not be correct to refer to authors colluding to… …
30conspire — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. plot, intrigue, collude, scheme; concur, combine. See plan, cooperation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To plan secretly] Syn. plot, scheme, contrive, intrigue; see plan 1 . 2. [To act together] Syn. join …
