conclude

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/ kənˈklud /

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verb (used with object), con·clud·ed, con·clud·ing.

to bring to an end; finish; terminate: to conclude a speech with a quotation from the Bible.

to say in conclusion: At the end of the speech he concluded that we had been a fine audience.

to bring to a decision or settlement; settle or arrange finally: to conclude a treaty.

to determine by reasoning; deduce; infer: They studied the document and concluded that the author must have been an eyewitness.

to decide, determine, or resolve: He concluded that he would go no matter what the weather.

Obsolete.

to shut up or enclose.
to restrict or confine.

verb (used without object), con·clud·ed, con·clud·ing.

to come to an end; finish: The meeting concluded at ten o'clock.

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

OTHER WORDS FROM conclude

con·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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How to use conclude in a sentence

The Food and Drug Administration withdrew its emergency-use authorization for hydroxychloroquine in hospitalized patients in June, concluding that safety risks, including heart problems, outweighed any potential benefits.
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Reviews of the 13-inch MacBook Pro claim that the fan doesn't spin up as often as it used to, but iFixit concludes here that that's because of the shift from an Intel chip to the M1, not because of an improved cooling system.
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Bezos’s personal philosophy, Isaacson concludes, is an intriguing mixture of “social liberalism” and a fervent commitment to free-market, entrepreneurial capitalism.
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As he concluded the performance, he and his dancers turned to applaud the band.
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Sinopharm chairman Liu Jingzhen said on Wednesday that 100,000 people had been given the vaccine during the China International Import Expo, a trade fair that just concluded in Shanghai.
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By the time it concluded with a sing-a-long of “XO,” Beyoncé had done the rare thing.
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She then concluded with the assertion that, “The story and the characters of Girl Online are mine.”
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After the federal investigation concluded, they authorized him to close the facility.
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But Bale appears to have concluded that Moses may have been more bad than good.
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LAPD police chief Charlie Beck concluded Corrales and Diego had acted reasonably.
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About her neck was hung a covered basket and a door-key; and Davy at once concluded that she was Sindbad's house-keeper.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
Some writers have concluded that the plant served as a narcotic in some parts of Asia.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Colonel Guitar concluded to rest his men until morning, and then continue the pursuit.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
I thought at the moment it was some of his damned impertinence, but concluded that he had something on his mind.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
I concluded, from the beginning, that this would be the end of it; and I see I was right, for it is not half over yet.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various

British Dictionary definitions for conclude

conclude

/ (kənˈkluːd) /

verb (mainly tr)

(also intr) to come or cause to come to an end or conclusion

(takes a clause as object) to decide by reasoning; deducethe judge concluded that the witness had told the truth

to arrange finally; settleto conclude a treaty; it was concluded that he should go

obsolete to confine

Derived forms of conclude

concluder, noun

Word Origin for conclude

C14: from Latin conclūdere to enclose, end, from claudere to close

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