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con|clude
con|clude «kuhn KLOOD», verb, -clud|ed, -clud|ing.
–v.t.
1. to bring to an end; finish: »

He concluded the meeting by saying “Amen.”

SYNONYM(S): terminate. See syn. under end. (Cf. ↑end)
2. to reach (certain decisions or opinions) by reasoning; infer: »

From the tracks we saw, we concluded that the animal must have been a deer.

3. to settle; arrange: »

The two countries concluded an agreement on trade. After the Revolutionary War the United States and Great Britain concluded a peace treaty.

4. to decide; resolve: »

I concluded not to go.

5. Archaic. to shut up; enclose.
6. Law. to restrain; bind.
–v.i.
1. to come to an end; end; finish; close: »

The play concluded with a happy ending and the curtain came down.

SYNONYM(S): terminate. See syn. under end. (Cf. ↑end)
2. to come to a decision; decide.
3. to arrive at an opinion or judgment; resolve.
╂[< Latin conclūdere < com- (intensive) + claudere close]
–con|clud´er, noun.
Synonym Study transitive verb. 2 Conclude, infer, deduce mean to arrive at a decision. Conclude implies reaching a sound decision on the basis of the evidence at hand: »

From the evidence, we concluded that he was innocent.

Infer also suggests using the evidence at hand but does not necessarily imply that the decision is sound: »

From his story we inferred that he went unwillingly.

Deduce implies an inference based either on good evidence or on some general principle: »

Mother deduced from my loss of appetite what had happened to the cookies.


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  • con|clud´er — con|clude «kuhn KLOOD», verb, clud|ed, clud|ing. –v.t. 1. to bring to an end; finish: »He concluded the meeting by saying “Amen.” SYNONYM(S): terminate. See syn. under end. ( …   Useful english dictionary

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  • conclude — con•clude [[t]kənˈklud[/t]] v. clud•ed, clud•ing 1) to bring to an end; finish: to conclude a speech with a quotation[/ex] 2) to say in conclusion 3) to bring to a decision or settlement: to conclude a treaty[/ex] 4) to determine by reasoning;… …   From formal English to slang

  • conclude — con|clude W2S3 [kənˈklu:d] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Latin; Origin: concludere to shut up, end, decide , from com ( COM ) + claudere to shut ] 1.) [T] to decide that something is true after considering all the information you have →↑conclusion… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • conclude — con|clude [ kən klud ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to decide that something is true after looking at all the evidence you have: conclude that: The report concluded that a world recession was unlikely. 2. ) transitive FORMAL to officially arrange… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Conclude — Con*clude , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Concluded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Concluding}.] [L. concludere, conclusum; con + claudere to shut. See {Close}, v. t.] 1. To shut up; to inclose. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The very person of Christ [was] concluded within… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Concluded — Conclude Con*clude , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Concluded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Concluding}.] [L. concludere, conclusum; con + claudere to shut. See {Close}, v. t.] 1. To shut up; to inclose. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The very person of Christ [was] concluded …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Concluding — Conclude Con*clude , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Concluded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Concluding}.] [L. concludere, conclusum; con + claudere to shut. See {Close}, v. t.] 1. To shut up; to inclose. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The very person of Christ [was] concluded …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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