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collogue

UK/kɒˈləʊɡ/

collogue verb: to coax (someone); also, to flatter (someone).

Verb

collogue (third-person singular simple present collogues, present participle colloguing, simple past and past participle collogued)

  1. (transitive) To coax (someone); also, to flatter (someone).
  2. (intransitive) To simulate belief.
  3. (intransitive, rare) To talk privately or secretly; to conspire.
    • You let Dunsey have it, sir? And how long have you been so thick with Dunsey that you must collogue with him to embezzle my money?1861, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC
    • And then it seems that she collogued with her master and heard word of a subtler device.1902 January, John Buchan, “The Outgoing of the Tide”, in The Watcher by the Threshold, and Other Tales, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, published 1902, →OCLC, page 240

collogue meaning in Tamil

collogue in Tamil

கூடிப் பேசு, திட்டமிடு, சதிசெய், தனியாகச் சந்தி

Examples of collogue in a sentence

  • Ay, well, what I say - " Flusky frowned, endeavouring to put into words just what he did say, when he collogued with his own thoughts.1937, Helen Simpson, Under Capricorn:
  • You dare to collogue about me with such a [contemnible] manner of speech?!2022 November 18, Toontown: Corporate Clash Development Team, The Hires & Heroes Update (v1.3.0):

Synonyms of collogue

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Forms of collogue

third-person singular presentcollogues
present participlecolloguing
past participlecollogued
pastcollogued

Origin of collogue

First attested in 1590s (as colloguing), presumably from colleague (“to associate”) and French colloque (“secret meeting”), from Latin colloquium (English colloquy), possibly influenced by dialogue. Ultimately from Latin collega (“a partner in office”) + Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “speech; oration; discourse”), perhaps partly via Latin loquor (“to speak”).

Questions about collogue

What does collogue mean?
Collogue means to coax (someone); also, to flatter (someone).
What is collogue in Tamil?
Collogue in Tamil is கூடிப் பேசு, திட்டமிடு, சதிசெய். See Collogue meaning in Tamil.
How do you use collogue in a sentence?
Ay, well, what I say - " Flusky frowned, endeavouring to put into words just what he did say, when he collogued with his own thoughts.
What part of speech is collogue?
Collogue is a verb.
How do you pronounce collogue?
Collogue is pronounced /kɒˈləʊɡ/ (UK).
What is the past tense of collogue?
The past tense of collogue is collogued.

Words near collogue in the dictionary

  1. collodiotype
  2. collodiotypes
  3. collodium
  4. colloform
  5. collography
  6. collogue
  7. collogued
  8. collogues
  9. colloguing
  10. colloid
  11. colloidal

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Adapted from Wiktionary: collogue (page history and authors); collogue (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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