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pre conclude
con·clude
/
kənˈklud
/
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[
k
uh
n-
klood
]
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verb,
con·clud·ed,
con·clud·ing.
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.
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Origin:
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,
adjective
con·clud·er,
noun
non·con·clud·ing,
adjective
pre·con·clude,
verb (used with object),
pre·con·clud·ed,
pre·con·clud·ing.
un·con·clud·a·ble,
adjective
un·con·clud·ed,
adjective
well-con·clud·ed,
adjective
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conclude
(kənˈkluːd)
—
vb
1.
(
also intr
) to come or cause to come to an end or conclusion
2.
(
takes a clause as object
) to decide by reasoning; deduce:
the judge concluded that the witness had told the truth
3.
to arrange finally; settle:
to conclude a treaty
;
it was concluded that he should go
4.
obsolete
to confine
[C14: from Latin
conclūdere
to enclose, end, from
claudere
to close]
con'cluder
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th 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, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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