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collude
collude [ kə ld ] (3rd person present singular colludes, present participle colluding, past and past participle colluded)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
work secretly with somebody: to cooperate with somebody secretly in order to do something illegal or undesirable
[Early 16th century. < Latin colludere 'play with' < ludere 'play' < ludus 'game']

colluder noun
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