collude en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /kəˈluːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
* From Latin collūdere, from con- and lūdere (“to play”).
Meanings
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(intransitive) to act in concert with; to conspire.
William understood Diana more but idealized her less. He was privy to her volatile love life. He knew the tabloids made her life hell, but he also knew she colluded with them.
April 5 2022, Tina Brown, “How Princess Diana’s Dance With the Media Impacted William and Harry”, in Vanity Fair:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| colluding | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| colluded | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| colluded | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| colludes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Relateds
elude · allude · collusive · illude · collusion · delude
Synonyms
conspire · scheme · to be in cahoots · plot
Translations (30)
fi toimia salaliitossa (to conspire) · nl samenspannen (to conspire) · el συνωμοτώ (to conspire) · es apaniguarse (to conspire) · es coludir (to conspire) · es apaniaguarse (to conspire) · hu összejátszik (to conspire) · de konspirieren (to conspire) · sv konspirera (to conspire) · sv spela under täcket (to conspire) · es apañaguarse (to conspire) · sv stå i maskopi (to conspire) · es conspirar (to conspire) · io koluzionar (to conspire) · fi juonitella (to conspire) · de zusammenwirken (to conspire) · nl colluderen (to conspire) · ru сгова́риваться (to conspire) · fr colluder (to conspire) · de kolludieren (to conspire) · de zusammenspielen (to conspire) · uk змо́витися (to conspire) · uk змовля́тися (to conspire) · ca conspirar (to conspire) · de heimlich kooperieren (to conspire) · de unter einer Decke stecken mit (to conspire) · nl samenzweren (to conspire) · fr faire collusion (to conspire) · fr comploter (to conspire) · ru сговори́ться (to conspire)