collude C2 Topic:Register & Style US /kəˈluːd/ UK /kəˈluːd/ See IPA manual Freq #60920 Meanings 1 verb to act in concert with; to conspire. William understood Diana more but idealized her less. He was privy to her volatile love life. He knew the tabloids made her life hell, but he also knew she colluded with them. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to act in concert with; to... conspireplotschemeto be in cahoots Etymology * From Latin collūdere, from con- and lūdere (“to play”). Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # collude **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /kəˈluːd/ **IPA (UK):** /kəˈluːd/ **Frequency rank:** 60920 ## Meanings 1. to act in concert with; to conspire. ## Examples - William understood Diana more but idealized her less. He was privy to her volatile love life. He knew the tabloids made her life hell, but he also knew she colluded with them. ## Synonyms - conspire - plot - scheme - to be in cahoots ## Etymology * From Latin collūdere, from con- and lūdere (“to play”). ## Topics - Register & Style markdown