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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

colludere

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kolˈluːde.re

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Collude/kəˈluːd/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Le aziende sono state accusate di colludere per alterare il mercato."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To cooperate secretly or illegally in order to deceive or cheat others.

    "The rival companies were accused of colluding to fix prices in the market."
  2. 2

    To act together through a secret understanding, especially to achieve a malicious objective.

    "The corrupt officials were found to be colluding with the criminal syndicate."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'colludere', meaning 'to play together', formed from 'com-' (together) and 'ludere' (to play). Over time, the meaning shifted from innocent collaborative play to secretive cooperation for fraudulent, illegal, or deceitful purposes.

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