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collude

/kəˈluːd/ verb · British & US
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What does collude mean?

verb

To secretly work together to achieve an illegal or unfair goal, or to secretly cooperate with someone in order to deceive or cheat others.

Example

"The company was accused of colluding with its competitors to fix prices."

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