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to collogue

to collogue

9.9
To meet secretly to plan something dishonest
  • verb
  • /kəˈloʊɡ/
  • Archaic
translation icon : conspirar
  • The two men would collogue under cover of darkness, planning their next move.

Examples

  • Historians believe certain nobles would secretly collogue against the king.

  • Rumors spread that the merchants had collogued to set unfair prices.

  • They collogue in secret to plan their next move.

  • We should collogue about our strategy for the project.

  • The leaders of the opposition would often collogue to strategize their response to the government's new policies.

  • During the meeting, the team decided to collogue on the best way to approach the upcoming negotiations.

  • The conspirators met in hidden locations to collogue about their plans without drawing attention.

Synonyms

to conspire
vsto collogue
130 5.8

To secretly plan with other people to do something illegal or harmful

is used for secret planning even when the aim is not illegal
to plot
vsto collogue
120 4.8

To make a secret plan to do something illegal

is often used for group consultation and joint secret planning rather than solo acts
to collude
vsto collogue
44 8.3

To secretly work with others to trick or cheat someone

is used for secret planning even when the aim is not to deceive someone
to connive
vsto collogue
  • Formal
19 8.8

Secretly allow or help someone to do something wrong

involves active secret planning rather than mere silent approval or allowance
to scheme
vsto collogue
14 6.5

To make secret plans to do something dishonest

is used for secret planning even when the goal is not dishonest
to machinate
vsto collogue
  • Formal
1 9.9

To make secret plans to do something bad

is used for secret planning that is not necessarily devious
to coconspire
vsto collogue
9.7

To plan secretly with others to do something illegal

is used for secret planning that may not have harmful intent
to caball
vsto collogue
  • Archaic
9.9

To form a secret group to plot against someone

is used for secret plotting that does not require forming a formal group

Antonyms

to reveal
∞ 2.3

Show something that was hidden or secret

How Secretive

to conspire
130 5.8
to collogue
  • Archaic
9.9
to consult
292 3.5
to talk
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

collogue infinitive
collogued past
collogued past participle
colloguing present participle
collogues third person singular

Morphology

collogue = colloquy (opaque) = col + loqu

Although historically analyzable as col- (together) + loqu- (speak) and related to the English noun 'colloquy', the morphemes are not productive or salient for average learners, and the specific nuance 'to confer secretly' is not predictable from the components.

Etymology

Collogue comes from Latin parts col- 'with' and loqu- 'speak', so it originally meant 'to speak with' someone. Over time it came to mean secret or private talking with a purpose, which is why collogue now means to 'plot' or 'scheme' together in secret.