Collude vs Conspire - What's the difference?
collude | conspire |
to act in concert with; to conspire
To secretly plot or make plans together, often used regarding something bad or illegal.
* Bible, Genesis xxxvii. 18
To agree, to concur to one end.
* Roscommon
* 1744 , , act 3, scene 5
To try to bring about.
* Bishop Hall
Conspire is a synonym of collude.
In intransitive terms the difference between collude and conspire
is that collude is to act in concert with; to conspire while conspire is to agree, to concur to one end.collude
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(collud)Synonyms
* to be in cahoots * conspire * plot * schemeconspire
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(conspir)- They conspired against [Joseph] to slay him.
- The press, the pulpit, and the stage / Conspire to censure and expose our age.
- I feel my vanquish'd heart conspire
- To crown a flame by Heav'n approv'd.
- Angry clouds conspire your overthrow.
