conclude

Verb

Meaning

To shut up; to inclose.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

To form a final judgment; to reach a decision.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

close end reason determine finish decide settle resolve terminate complete judge stop assume gather cease
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Antonyms

start begin initiate commence institute firstly
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Hypernyms

concord end hold stop think agree

Hyponyms

find determine feel settle derive gather

Related terms

include conclusion conclusive preclude occlude disclude

Phrases with the word

to conclude and to conclude conclude an investigation conclude at the curb conclude process as i conclude

Derivatives

concluded concluding

Examples

The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin Source: Internet

We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house Source: Internet

The committee concluded the meeting Source: Internet

They concluded an economic agreement Source: Internet

We concluded a cease-fire Source: Internet

1997 In December the parties conclude the Kyoto Protocol in Kyoto, Japan, in which they agree to the broad outlines of emissions targets. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

conclave conclavist concludable conclude a research conclude a search conclude a study