collude Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose
    conspire.
    • The two companies conspired to cause the value of the stock to fall

WordNet

Col*lude" intransitive verb
Etymology
L. colludere, -lusum; col- + ludere to play. See Ludicrous.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Colluded; present participle & verbal noun Colluding
Definitions
  1. To have secretly a joint part or share in an action; to play into each other's hands; to conspire; to act in concert.
    If they let things take their course, they will be represented as colluding with sedition. Burke.

Webster 1913