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con⋅clude

  [kuhn-klood] verb, -clud⋅ed, -clud⋅ing.
Use conclude in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
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.
a. to shut up or enclose.
b. to restrict or confine.
–verb (used without object)
7. to come to an end; finish: The meeting concluded at ten o'clock.
8. to arrive at an opinion or judgment; come to a decision; decide: The jury concluded to set the accused free.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME < L conclūdere to close, end an argument, equiv. to con- con- + -clūdere, comb. form of claudere to close

Related forms:
con⋅clud⋅a⋅ble, con⋅clud⋅i⋅ble, adjective
con⋅clud⋅er, noun
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con·clude   (kən-klōōd')   
v.   con·clud·ed, con·clud·ing, con·cludes

v.   tr.

  1. To bring to an end; close: concluded the rally with the national anthem. See Synonyms at complete.

  2. To bring about (a final agreement or settlement): conclude a peace treaty.

  3. To reach a decision or form an opinion about. See Synonyms at decide.

  4. To arrive at (a logical conclusion or end) by the process of reasoning; infer on the basis of convincing evidence: The jury concluded that the defendant was innocent.

  5. Obsolete To confine; enclose.

v.   intr.

  1. To come to an end; close.

  2. To come to a decision or agreement.


[Middle English concluden, from Latin conclūdere : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + claudere, to close.]
con·clud'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

conclude 
c.1300, from L. concludere "to shut up, enclose," from com- "together" + -cludere, comb. form of claudere "to shut" (see close (v.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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