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CONCLUDE
reason, reason out, conclude
(verb) decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; “We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house”
conclude
(verb) bring to a close; “The committee concluded the meeting”
conclude, resolve
(verb) reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation
conclude
(verb) reach agreement on; “They concluded an economic agreement”; “We concluded a cease-fire”
conclude, close
(verb) come to a close; “The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
conclude (third-person singular simple present concludes, present participle concluding, simple past and past participle concluded)
(intransitive) To end; to come to an end.
(transitive) To bring to an end; to close; to finish.
(transitive) To bring about as a result; to effect; to make.
(transitive) To come to a conclusion, to a final decision.
(obsolete) To make a final determination or judgment concerning; to judge; to decide.
To shut off; to restrain; to limit; to estop; to bar; generally in the passive.
(obsolete) To shut up; to enclose.
(obsolete) To include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to embrace.
(logic) to deduce, to infer (develop a causal relation)
Antonyms
• (to end): begin, initiate, start, commence
Source: Wiktionary
Con*clude", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Concluded; p. pr. & vb. n. Concluding.] Etym: [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. Hooker.
2. To include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to embrace. [Obs.] For God hath concluded all in unbelief. Rom. xi. 32. The Scripture hath concluded all under sin. Gal. iii. 22.
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. Tillotson. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith. Rom. iii. 28.
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. Addison. Is it concluded he shall be protector Shak.
5. To bring to an end; to close; to finish. I will conclude this part with the speech of a counselor of state. Bacon.
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. Sir M. Hale.
Syn.
– To infer; decide; determine; settle; close; finish; terminate; end.
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. Dryden. And, to conclude, The victory fell on us. Shak.
2. To form a final judgment; to reach a decision. Can we conclude upon Luther's instability Bp. Atterbury. Conclude and be agreed. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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