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intr.v. colÂ·ludÂ·ed, colÂ·ludÂ·ing, colÂ·ludes. To act together, often in secret, to achieve an illegal or improper purpose: The managers and the union leaders regularly colluded to rob the plantations at the expense of the workers (Daniel Wilkinson). [Latin collÅ«dere : com-, com- + lÅ«dere, to play; see leid- in Indo-European roots.]
Our English lude words (allude, collude, delude, elude, and prelude) are based on the Latin verb ludere, meaning to play.. Collude dates back to 1525 and combines ludere and the prefix col-, meaning with or together.. The verb is younger than the related noun collusion, which appeared sometime in the 14th century with the specific meaning secret agreement or cooperation..