conclude

Verb
Synonyms: reasonreason outresolveclose

WordNet 3.0

Verb (5)

  1. decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion“We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house”Synonyms: reasonreason out
  2. bring to a close“The committee concluded the meeting”
  3. reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberationSynonyms: resolve
  4. come to a close“The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin”Synonyms: close
  5. reach agreement on“They concluded an economic agreement”“We concluded a cease-fire”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Conclude \Con*clude"\, v. i.

1.To come to a termination; to make an end; to close; to end; to terminate. [1913 Webster]

A train of lies, That, made in lust, conclude in perjuries.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]
And, to conclude, The victory fell on us.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

2.To form a final judgment; to reach a decision. [1913 Webster]

Can we conclude upon Luther's instability?— Bp. Atterbury.[1913 Webster]
Conclude and be agreed.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
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 grave.— Hooker.[1913 Webster]

2.To include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to embrace. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

For God hath concluded all in unbelief.— Rom. xi. 32.[1913 Webster]
The Scripture hath concluded all under sin.— Gal. iii. 22.[1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

No man can conclude God's love or hatred to any person by anything that befalls him.— Tillotson.[1913 Webster]
Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith.— Rom. iii. 28.[1913 Webster]

4.To make a final determination or judgment concerning; to judge; to decide. [1913 Webster]

But no frail man, however great or high, Can be concluded blest before he die.— Addison.[1913 Webster]
Is it concluded he shall be protector?— Shak.[1913 Webster]

5.To bring to an end; to close; to finish. [1913 Webster]

I will conclude this part with the speech of a counselor of state.— Bacon.[1913 Webster]

6.To bring about as a result; to effect; to make; as, to conclude a bargain. "If we conclude a peace." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

If therefore they will appeal to revelation for their creation they must be concluded by it.— Sir M. Hale.

Syn: To infer; decide; determine; settle; close; finish; terminate; end. [1913 Webster]

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