Etymology

collusive

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Today it means: Secretly acting together for a fraudulent or illegal purpose. Full definition →

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

From Latin collūs- + -ive, from Latin collūdere, from con- + lūdere.

Words from the same roots

Latincollūdere all →

collude

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