Collude — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈaɪəsˌɜːdʒɚɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsɡlˈʌt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsɡlˈʌt/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈaɪəsˌɜːdʒɚɹi/.

Examples

The two companies conspired to cause the value of the stock to fall

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

conspire

Parts of Speech

verb	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”

Word Forms

conspirative	adjective	relating to or characteristic of conspiracy or conspirators
conspiracy	noun	a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
collusive	adjective	acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end
collusion	noun	agreement on a secret plot

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zusammenarbeiten

gemeinsam oder in Übereinstimmung und im Geheimen auf einen betrügerischen oder illegalen Zweck hin handeln

🇫🇷French

comploter

agir à l’unisson ou en accord et en secret dans un but trompeur ou illégal

🇪🇸Spanish

confabularse

actuar al unísono o de acuerdo y en secreto con un fin engañoso o ilegal

🇮🇹Italian

colludere

agire all'unisono o in accordo e in segreto verso uno scopo ingannevole o illegale

🇳🇱Dutch

samenspannen

gezamenlijk of in overleg en in het geheim handelen met het oog op een bedrieglijk of illegaal doel

🇵🇹Portuguese

conspirar

agir em uníssono ou acordo e em segredo com um propósito enganoso ou ilegal

🇷🇺Russian

вступать в сговор

действовать сообща или по согласию и тайно с обманными или незаконными целями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मिलीभगत

किसी कपटपूर्ण या अवैध उद्देश्य के लिए एकजुट होकर या सहमति से और गुप्त रूप से कार्य करना

🇧🇩Bengali

সংঘবদ্ধ করা

একত্রে বা চুক্তিতে এবং গোপনে একটি প্রতারণামূলক বা অবৈধ উদ্দেশ্যে কাজ করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

கூட்டு

ஒரு ஏமாற்று அல்லது சட்டவிரோத நோக்கத்திற்காக ஒற்றுமையாக அல்லது உடன்படிக்கையில் மற்றும் இரகசியமாக செயல்படுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

కుమ్మక్కు

మోసపూరిత లేదా చట్టవిరుద్ధమైన ప్రయోజనం కోసం ఏకీభావం లేదా ఒప్పందంలో మరియు రహస్యంగా వ్యవహరించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

एकत्र येणे

फसव्या किंवा बेकायदेशीर हेतूने एकजुटीने किंवा कराराने आणि गुप्तपणे कार्य करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાંઠગાંઠ

એકસાથે અથવા કરારમાં અને કપટી અથવા ગેરકાયદેસર હેતુ તરફ ગુપ્ત રીતે કાર્ય કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುತಂತ್ರ

ಮೋಸದ ಅಥವಾ ಕಾನೂನುಬಾಹಿರ ಉದ್ದೇಶದ ಕಡೆಗೆ ಒಗ್ಗಟ್ಟಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಒಪ್ಪಂದದಲ್ಲಿ ಮತ್ತು ರಹಸ್ಯವಾಗಿ ವರ್ತಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൂട്ടുകൂടുക

വഞ്ചനാപരമോ നിയമവിരുദ്ധമോ ആയ ഒരു ലക്ഷ്യത്തിനായി യോജിച്ചും കരാറിലും രഹസ്യമായും പ്രവർത്തിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਿਲੀਭੁਗਤ

ਇੱਕ ਧੋਖੇਬਾਜ਼ ਜਾਂ ਗੈਰ-ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਲਈ ਇੱਕਜੁੱਟਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਝੌਤੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਤੇ ਗੁਪਤ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੰਮ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

گٹھ جوڑ

دھوکہ دہی یا غیر قانونی مقصد کی طرف اتحاد یا معاہدے اور خفیہ طور پر کام کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

串通

为达到欺骗或非法目的而一致或协议秘密行动

🇯🇵Japanese

共謀する

欺瞞的または違法な目的に向けて、一致または合意して秘密裏に行動する

🇰🇷Korean

공모하다

기만적이거나 불법적인 목적을 위해 일제히 또는 합의하여 비밀리에 행동하는 경우

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thông đồng

hành động đồng lòng hoặc thỏa thuận và bí mật nhằm mục đích lừa dối hoặc bất hợp pháp

🇹🇭Thai

สมรู้ร่วมคิด

กระทำการโดยพร้อมเพรียงกันหรือตกลงกันและเป็นความลับเพื่อวัตถุประสงค์อันเป็นการหลอกลวงหรือผิดกฎหมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

berkolusi

bertindak secara serempak atau sepakat dan secara rahasia menuju tujuan yang menipu atau melanggar hukum

🇵🇭Filipino

makipagsabwatan

kumilos nang may pagkakaisa o kasunduan at lihim tungo sa isang mapanlinlang o ilegal na layunin

🇲🇾Malay

berpakat

bertindak secara serentak atau persetujuan dan secara rahsia ke arah tujuan yang menipu atau menyalahi undang-undang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تواطؤ

التصرف في انسجام أو اتفاق وفي الخفاء لتحقيق غرض خادع أو غير قانوني

🇮🇷Persian

تبانی کردن

هماهنگ یا توافق و در خفا در جهت هدفی فریبکارانه یا غیرقانونی اقدام کنند

🇹🇷Turkish

gizlice anlaşmak

Aldatıcı veya yasa dışı bir amaca yönelik olarak birlikte veya anlaşmalı olarak ve gizlice hareket etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

להתחבר

לפעול ביחד או בהסכמה ובסתר למען מטרה מרמה או בלתי חוקית

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What is the primary definition of the word 'collude'?

The primary meaning of 'collude' is 'act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'collude' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'collude' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'collude' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'collude' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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