Conclude

[kən'kluːd] or [kən'klud]

Definition

(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' .

(verb.) come to a close; 'The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin'.

Typist: Shane--From WordNet

Definition

(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.

Edited by Horace

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. End, finish, terminate, close, bring to an end.[2]. Gather (as a consequence), infer.[3]. Determine, judge, decide.[4]. (Law.) Stop, bar, hinder, restrain, cut off.

v. n. [1]. Determine, infer.[2]. End, close, come to a conclusion.

Checker: Melanie

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Close, terminate, complete, end, decide, finish, infer, deduce, determine,argue

ANT:Begin, initiate, start, open, prolong, protract, perpetuate, doubt, dispute

Inputed by Kurt

Definition

v.t. to close: to end: to oblige.—v.i. to end: to infer: to form a final judgment.—p.adj. Conclud′ed finished: settled.—adj. Conclud′ing final closing.—n. Conclu′sion act of concluding: the end close or last part: inference: judgment: an experiment: (Shak.) a riddle.—adjs. Conclus′ive Conclu′sory final: convincing.—adv. Conclus′ively.—n. Conclus′iveness.—In conclusion finally.—To try conclusions to experiment: to engage in a contest.

Checked by Bianca

Examples

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