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colluded

colluded is the simple past and past participle of collude.

Meaning of collude

Verb

collude (third-person singular simple present colludes, present participle colluding, simple past and past participle colluded)

  1. (intransitive) 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.April 5 2022, Tina Brown, “How Princess Diana’s Dance With the Media Impacted William and Harry”, in Vanity Fair
    Synonyms:
    to be in cahoots, conspire, plot, scheme

Questions about colluded

What is colluded the simple past and past participle of?
Colluded is the simple past and past participle of collude.

Words near colluded in the dictionary

  1. colls
  2. colluctancy
  3. colluctation
  4. colluctations
  5. collude
  6. colluded
  7. colluder
  8. colluders
  9. colludes
  10. colluding
  11. colludingly

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