collude

Meanings

• Verb

  Secretly plot or conspire with someone, typically for a harmful or illegal purpose.

  - "Politicians were colluding to manipulate the election results."
  - "The two companies were accused of colluding to fix prices."

• Verb

  Engage in secret or illegal cooperation with others.

  - "The suspects were colluding to commit fraud."
  - "The spies were colluding to share sensitive information."

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Synonyms

cahoots , conspire , plot , scheme

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with collude
dulcet , culprit , gullet , pule , rue , sullen , tulle

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. Collude (English) : To cling together
   

2. Collide (English) : To come together forcefully
   

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Variants

List of all variants of collude that leads to same result
collude , colluded , colludes , colluding

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Forms

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colluded, colluding, colluder

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Originally meant 'cling together'. From Old French 'colle' meaning 'glue'.

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Trivia

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1. Collusion was a term used in medieval Europe to describe the act of gluing together pieces of parchment to make a single document.

2. The term 'collusion' is often used interchangeably with 'conspiracy'.

3. Collusion is a common theme in many works of literature, including Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' and Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Conspiracy: An agreement between two or more individuals to commit an unlawful act or to accomplish a lawful end by unlawful means.

2. Corruption: The misuse of public power for private gain.

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Culture

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Collusion has been a topic of interest in various forms of literature and art, often highlighting the consequences of secret alliances and deceit.

How to Memorize "collude"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a group of people huddled together, whispering and plotting in secret.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the concept of secret alliances and deceit.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the phrase 'Cunning criminals often hide in the shadows, colluding.'

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