collude
pronunciation
How to pronounce collude in British English:
UK [kəˈlu:d]
How to pronounce collude in American English:
US [kəˈlud]
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- Verb:
- act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose
Word Origin
- collude (v.)
- 1520s, from Latin colludere "act collusively," literally "to play with" (see collusion). Related: Colluded; colluding.
Example
- 1. Some governments even collude in overfishing .
- 2. You simply need to collude by taking it turns to make the tough call .
- 3. We have heard time and again that global investors collude as they have an interest to prevent such an outcome , but this is a silly conspiracy theory .
- 4. Even as newspaper companies beg congress for antitrust exemptions , collude in secret to set up online pay walls and crack down on copyright violations , nothing comes close to replacing the print advertising revenues being lost .
- 5. The early stage investigation is believed to focus on whether the " interlocking " directorates allow the two companies to collude against other rivals , or whether the relationship results in customers and shareholders being treated unfairly .