col·lude. To act together, often in secret, to achieve an illegal or improper purpose: "The managers and the union leaders regularly colluded to rob the plantations at the expense of the workers" (Daniel Wilkinson).

What does colluded mean in English?

intransitive verb. : to work together secretly especially in order to do something illegal or dishonest : conspire, plot It was arithmetically possible, too, for a handful of senators … to collude with the president to approve a treaty betraying some vital interest to a foreign power.—

How do you spell the word colluded?

verb (used without object), col·lud·ed, col·lud·ing. to act together through a secret understanding, especially with evil or harmful intent.