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Definition of Conclude
1. Verb. Decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion. "They conclude that there was a traffic accident "; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"
Generic synonyms: Cerebrate, Cogitate, Think
Specialized synonyms: Induce, Deduce, Deduct, Derive, Infer, Syllogise, Syllogize, Feel, Find, Deduce, Infer, Gather, Extrapolate, Generalise, Generalize, Infer
Derivative terms: Conclusion, Conclusive, Reason, Reason, Reason, Reasoner
2. Verb. Bring to a close. "The committee concluded the meeting"
3. Verb. Reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation.
Specialized synonyms: Determine, Settle, Square Off, Square Up
Generic synonyms: Agree, Concord, Concur, Hold
Derivative terms: Conclusion, Conclusive, Resolve
4. Verb. Come to a close. "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin"
Generic synonyms: Cease, End, Finish, Stop, Terminate
Derivative terms: Close, Close, Closing, Closing
5. Verb. Reach agreement on. "We concluded a cease-fire"
Definition of Conclude
1. v. t. To shut up; to inclose.
2. v. i. To come to a termination; to make an end; to close; to end; to terminate.
Definition of Conclude
1. Verb. (transitive or intransitive) To end, to come to an end. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To come to a conclusion, to a final decision. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Conclude
1. to finish [v -CLUDED, -CLUDING, -CLUDES] - See also: finish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Conclude
Literary usage of Conclude
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1910)
"I charge yon that yon must conclude from this evidence, or, rather, If you do
conclude from this evidence that the plaintiff was injured and damaged, ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1908)
"As already stated conjecture enables us to conclude from effect to cause, but it
may also follow an inverse method and help us to conclude from cause to ..."
3. The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (1860)
"But we will here conclude our discourse of Mr. Fearing after we have sent after
him this farewell:— " Well, Master Fearing, thou didst fear Thy God, ..."
4. The Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen (1892)
"But as I conclude that she must wish to go, since all young people like to be
together, I can see no reason why she should be denied the indulgence. ..."
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