Etymology

collude

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Today it means: to act in concert with; to conspire. Full definition →

Latin collūdere
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  1. Latin · derived fromcollūdere
  2. English todaycollude

* From Latin collūdere, from con- and lūdere (“to play”).

Words from the same roots

Latincollūdere all →

collusive

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