■ verb
1》 bring or come to an end.
↘formally settle or arrange (an agreement).
2》 arrive at a judgement or opinion by reasoning.
Origin
ME (in the sense 'convince'): from L. conclus- , ~re , from con- 'completely' + claudere 'to shut'.
■ verb
1》 bring or come to an end.
↘formally settle or arrange (an agreement).
2》 arrive at a judgement or opinion by reasoning.
Origin
ME (in the sense 'convince'): from L. conclus- , ~re , from con- 'completely' + claudere 'to shut'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004