Hypertext Webster Gateway: "collude"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Collude \Col*lude"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Colluded}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Colluding}.] [L. colludere, -lusum; col- + ludere to
play. See {Ludicrous}.]
To have secretly a joint part or share in an action; to play
into each other's hands; to conspire; to act in concert.
If they let things take their course, they will be
represented as colluding with sedition. --Burke.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
collude
v : act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful
or illegal purpose; "The two companies conspired to cause
the value of the stock to fall" [syn: {conspire}]
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