conclude

[Con*clude·]

The verb conclude means two related things: coming to a decision, and bringing to a close.

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To shut up; to inclose.

Verb
decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"

Verb
bring to a close; "The committee concluded the meeting"

Verb
reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation

Verb
reach agreement on; "They concluded an economic agreement"; "We concluded a cease-fire"

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come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin"

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v. t.
To shut up; to inclose.

v. t.
To include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to embrace.

v. t.
To reach as an end of reasoning; to infer, as from premises; to close, as an argument, by inferring; -- sometimes followed by a dependent clause.

v. t.
To make a final determination or judgment concerning; to judge; to decide.

v. t.
To bring to an end; to close; to finish.

v. t.
To bring about as a result; to effect; to make; as, to conclude a bargain.

v. t.
To shut off; to restrain; to limit; to estop; to bar; -- generally in the passive; as, the defendant is concluded by his own plea; a judgment concludes the introduction of further evidence argument.

v. i.
To come to a termination; to make an end; to close; to end; to terminate.

v. i.
To form a final judgment; to reach a decision.


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.]
The very person of Christ [was] concluded within the grave.
2. To include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to embrace. [Obs.]
For God hath concluded all in unbelief.
The Scripture hath concluded all under sin.
3. To reach as an end of reasoning; to infer, as from premises; to close, as an argument, by inferring; -- sometimes followed by a dependent clause.
No man can conclude God's love or hatred to any person by anything that befalls him.
Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith.
4. To make a final determination or judgment concerning; to judge; to decide.
But no frail man, however great or high, Can be concluded blest before he die.
Is it concluded he shall be protector?
5. To bring to an end; to close; to finish.
I will conclude this part with the speech of a counselor of state.
6. To bring about as a result; to effect; to make; as, to conclude a bargain. "If we conclude a peace." Shak. 7. To shut off; to restrain; to limit; to estop; to bar; -- generally in the passive; as, the defendant is concluded by his own plea; a judgment concludes the introduction of further evidence argument.
If therefore they will appeal to revelation for their creation they must be concluded by it.
Syn. -- To infer; decide; determine; settle; close; finish; terminate; end.

Conclude

Con*clude", v. i. 1. To come to a termination; to make an end; to close; to end; to terminate.
A train of lies, That, made in lust, conclude in perjuries.
And, to conclude, The victory fell on us.
2. To form a final judgment; to reach a decision.
Can we conclude upon Luther's instability?
Conclude and be agreed.

To shut up; to inclose.

To come to a termination; to make an end; to close; to end; to terminate.

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Usage Examples

It would be difficult for me not to conclude that the most perfect type of masculine beauty is Satan, as portrayed by Milton.

Thanking you once more, I want to wish you the best of luck for your future life and to conclude by saying to you: Dream your dreams and may they come true!

We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place.

You see, Africa makes a fool of our idea of justice. It makes a farce of our idea of equality. It mocks our pieties. It doubts our concern. It questions our commitment. Because there is no way we can look at what's happening in Africa, and if we're honest, conclude that it would ever be allowed to happen anywhere else.

Many people know so little about what is beyond their short range of experience. They look within themselves - and find nothing! Therefore they conclude that there is nothing outside themselves either.

It has long been known for sure that the sight of tasty food makes a hungry man's mouth water also lack of appetite has always been regarded as an undesirable phenomenon, from which one might conclude that appetite is essentially linked with the process of digestion.

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Other Usage Examples

To judge from the notions expounded by theologians, one must conclude that God created most men simply with a view to crowding hell.

If one could conclude as to the nature of the Creator from a study of his creation it would appear that God has a special fondness for stars and beetles.

All people desire what they believe will make them happy. If a person is not full of desire for God, we can only conclude that he is engaged with another happiness.

With copious evidence ranging from Plato's haughtiness to Beethoven's tirades, we may conclude that the most brilliant people of history tend to be a prickly lot.

To conclude that women are unfitted to the task of our historic society seems to me the equivalent of closing male eyes to female facts.

In other words, if a teacher only teaches in one way, then they conclude that the kids who can't learn well that way don't have the ability, when, in fact, it may be that the way the teacher's teaching is not a particularly good match to the way those kids learn.

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