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conclude

[kuh n-klood]
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verb (used with object), con·clud·ed, con·clud·ing.
  1. to bring to an end; finish; terminate: to conclude a speech with a quotation from the Bible.
  2. to say in conclusion: At the end of the speech he concluded that we had been a fine audience.
  3. to bring to a decision or settlement; settle or arrange finally: to conclude a treaty.
  4. to determine by reasoning; deduce; infer: They studied the document and concluded that the author must have been an eyewitness.
  5. to decide, determine, or resolve: He concluded that he would go no matter what the weather.
  6. Obsolete.
    1. to shut up or enclose.
    2. to restrict or confine.
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verb (used without object), con·clud·ed, con·clud·ing.
  1. to come to an end; finish: The meeting concluded at ten o'clock.
  2. to arrive at an opinion or judgment; come to a decision; decide: The jury concluded to set the accused free.
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Origin of conclude

1250–1300; Middle English < Latin conclūdere to close, end an argument, equivalent to con- con- + -clūdere, combining form of claudere to close
Related formscon·clud·a·ble, con·clud·i·ble, adjectivecon·clud·er, nounnon·con·clud·ing, adjectivepre·con·clude, verb (used with object), pre·con·clud·ed, pre·con·clud·ing.un·con·clud·a·ble, adjectiveun·con·clud·ed, adjectivewell-con·clud·ed, adjective
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conclude

verb (mainly tr)
  1. (also intr) to come or cause to come to an end or conclusion
  2. (takes a clause as object) to decide by reasoning; deducethe judge concluded that the witness had told the truth
  3. to arrange finally; settleto conclude a treaty; it was concluded that he should go
  4. obsolete to confine
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Derived Formsconcluder, noun

Word Origin

C14: from Latin conclūdere to enclose, end, from claudere to close
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Word Origin and History for conclude

v.

early 14c., "end an argument," from Latin concludere "to shut up, enclose," from com- "together" (see com-) + -cludere, comb. form of claudere "to shut" (see close (v.)). Meaning "reach a mental conclusion, deduce" is from late 14c., a sense also in Latin. Related: Concluded; concluding.

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