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Collude

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means to secretly cooperate with others for a deceptive or illegal purpose
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Stage 1 of 2
colludere
Latin · ancient
"to play together secretly"
to play together secretly, from com- (together) and ludere (to play)
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Stage 2 of 2
collude
English · 1520s
"to secretly cooperate for a deceptive or illegal purpose"
settled as the English word for secretly cooperating for a deceptive purpose
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