Conclude
Pronunciation
- IPA: /kÉ™n.ˈkluËd/
Origin
From Latin conclÅ«dere (""), present active infinitive of conclÅ«dÅ.
Full definition of conclude
Verb
- (intransitive) To end; to come to an end.The story concluded with a moral.
- (transitive) To bring to an end; to close; to finish.
- Francis BaconI will conclude this part with the speech of a counsellor of state.
- (transitive) To bring about as a result; to effect; to make.to conclude a bargain
- Shakespeareif we conclude a peace
- (transitive) To come to a conclusion, to a final decision.From the evidence, I conclude that this man was murdered.
- TillotsonNo man can conclude God's love or hatred to any person by anything that befalls him.
- (obsolete) To make a final determination or judgment concerning; to judge; to decide.
- AddisonBut no frail man, however great or high,
Can be concluded blest before he die. - To shut off; to restrain; to limit; to estop; to bar;generally in the passive.The defendant is concluded by his own plea.A judgment concludes the introduction of further evidence.
- Sir M. HaleIf therefore they will appeal to revelation for their creation they must be concluded by it.
- (obsolete) To shut up; to enclose.
- HookerThe very person of Christ was concluded within the grave.
- (obsolete) To include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to embrace.
- Bible, Romans xi. 32For God hath concluded all in unbelief.
- Bible, Gal. iii. 22The Scripture hath concluded all under sin.
- (logic) to deduce, to infer (develop a causal relation)