conclude

[kuh n-klood]

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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

Related forms

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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“We are dealing with a systematic failure in the Cleveland Police Department,” DeWine concluded.
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"If it only makes them hold off until morning I shall be satisfied," concluded Captain Moore.
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Alice concluded not to honor the other girl by bringing her into the discussion.
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Being a lady, she never mentioned the thought to her husband, but she concluded that it would occur to him too.
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This, after some pondering, I concluded to represent Pygmalion, as he awaited the quickening of his statue.
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Other women came forward and danced behind one another, which concluded the ceremony.
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British Dictionary definitions for concluded

conclude

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 Formsconcluder, noun

Word Origin for conclude

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

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Word Origin and History for concluded

conclude

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.

conclude

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

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

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