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collude

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /kəˈluːd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uːd
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 L UW1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

to act in concert with; to conspire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The two companies conspired to cause the value of the stock to fall

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: conspire

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: interact

History

Etymology

* From Latin collūdere, from con- and lūdere (“to play”).

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: conspirar — to conspire
  • Dutch: colluderen — to conspire
  • Dutch: samenzweren — to conspire
  • Dutch: samenspannen — to conspire
  • Finnish: juonitella — to conspire
  • Finnish: toimia salaliitossa — to conspire
  • French: faire collusion — to conspire
  • French: comploter — to conspire
  • French: colluder — to conspire
  • German: zusammenspielen — to conspire
  • German: kolludieren — to conspire
  • German: konspirieren — to conspire
  • German: zusammenwirken — to conspire
  • German: heimlich kooperieren — to conspire
  • German: unter einer Decke stecken mit — to conspire
  • Greek: συνωμοτώ (synomotó) — to conspire
  • Hungarian: összejátszik — to conspire
  • Ido: koluzionar — to conspire
  • Russian: сгова́риваться (sgovárivatʹsja) — to conspire
  • Russian: сговори́ться (sgovorítʹsja) — to conspire
  • Spanish: coludir — to conspire
  • Spanish: conspirar — to conspire
  • Spanish: apaniguarse — to conspire
  • Spanish: apaniaguarse — to conspire
  • Spanish: apañaguarse — to conspire
  • Swedish: konspirera — to conspire
  • Swedish: stå i maskopi — to conspire
  • Swedish: spela under täcket — to conspire
  • Ukrainian: змовля́тися (zmovljátysja) — to conspire
  • Ukrainian: змо́витися (zmóvytysja) — to conspire