kənˈklüd verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English concluden, from Latin concludere, from com- + -cludere (from claudere to shut) — more at close
transitive verb
1. : to shut up or off : enclose , confine , constrain :
a. archaic : to overcome in argument : convince , confute
b. obsolete : to bar from a course of action : preclude
c. archaic : to sum up : include , comprehend
d. : to constrain to a course of action : bind , oblige — now chiefly in legal use
2. : to reach a final determination or judgment about : make a decision about : judge , decide — now usually followed by a clause as object
he concluded that he would wait
3.
a. : to bring to an end : terminate
they often conclude their meetings with song
concluded his speech with an appeal for unity
b. : complete
unable to conclude any sales — Farmer's Weekly (South Africa)
4. : to reach an agreement on : bring into effect : effect
concluded an economic agreement
having concluded the bargain they went their separate ways
5. : to reach (as an end) by reasoning : infer especially from premises
no one should conclude another's evil deed from surface signs
intransitive verb
1. : to come to a decision : reach a final judgment or agreement
we concluded to wait for fair weather
2. : to come to a close
the meeting will probably conclude without any solution of this problem
: end
3. obsolete : to be conclusive
Synonyms: see close , infer