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collude

verb/kəˈluːd/

What It Means

to act in concert with; to conspire.

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Collude in Context

“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

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

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