to bring to an end; finish; terminate: to conclude a speech with a quotation from the Bible.
to say in conclusion: At the end of the speech he concluded that we had been a fine audience.
to bring to a decision or settlement; settle or arrange finally: to conclude a treaty.
to determine by reasoning; deduce; infer: They studied the document and concluded that the author must have been an eyewitness.
to decide, determine, or resolve: He concluded that he would go no matter what the weather.
Obsolete.
to shut up or enclose.
to restrict or confine.
verb (used without object),con·clud·ed,con·clud·ing.
to come to an end; finish: The meeting concluded at ten o'clock.
to arrive at an opinion or judgment; come to a decision; decide: The jury concluded to set the accused free.
Origin of conclude
1250–1300; Middle English <Latin conclūdere to close, end an argument, equivalent to con-con- + -clūdere, combining form of claudere to close
OTHER WORDS FROM conclude
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The benefits are about equal between the two types of wetland, she concludes.
Soggy coastal soils? Here’s why ecologists love them|Alison Pearce Stevens|September 17, 2020|Science News For Students
From this, the American microbiologist Bruce Birren concludes that “we’re not individuals, we’re colonies.”
What the Meadow Teaches Us - Issue 90: Something Green|Andreas Weber|September 16, 2020|Nautilus
This summer, Honda featured heavily in the Riot Games’ League of Legends Championship Series Summer Split tournament, which concluded in September, as its exclusive automotive partner.
‘A credible voice’: Why Honda is doubling down on esports|Lara O'Reilly|September 16, 2020|Digiday
Next week, for the event’s tenth anniversary, TechCrunch will try to cram all those things into attendees’ computers, roughly six months after the tech news site’s leadership concluded that an in-person version of the event would be impossible.
‘Layer of data and efficiency’: How TechCrunch took Disrupt virtual — and grew for its tenth anniversary|Max Willens|September 11, 2020|Digiday
Despite the improving data, for some economists, “It would be a grievous mistake to conclude this economy is off and running and they don’t need to provide additional support,” Moody’s Analytics’ Mark Zandi remarked to Fortune in late August.
Goldman Sachs just issued a very bullish projection for Q3 GDP|Anne Sraders|September 10, 2020|Fortune
TPA would allow Obama to conclude negotiations on a major trade deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Can Obama and a Republican Senate Find Common Ground?|Eleanor Clift|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nonetheless, there are too many rumors and reports to allow one to conclude that all is well in Pyongyang.
Has North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Been Toppled?|Gordon G. Chang|October 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So, he participates in the swinging parties, we can conclude?
'Lord Fraud' Gets Out of Jail, Back Into Orgies|Tom Sykes|August 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I will conclude with a question for all the humanitarians out there,” Gordon writes.
The Blogger Who Offered an Argument for Palestinian Genocide|Gideon Resnick|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It seems reasonable to conclude that U.S. immigration policy is simply not driving this current crisis.
The So-Called Immigration Border Crisis Is Neither|Sally Kohn|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nothing more having been heard of our poor little kitten, we can only conclude that she has gone overboard.
A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam'|Annie Allnut Brassey
In London they cite again the example of the wars of Napoleon, and conclude with: "What man has done man can do again."
In the World War|Count Ottokar Czernin
He was very clever at out-guessing a pitcher and being able to conclude what was coming.
Pitching in a Pinch|Christy Mathewson
To conclude ascetically is to give up, and not to solve, the problem.
The Pocket R.L.S.|Robert Louis Stevenson
But before I could conclude, she burst into a torrent of tears and rushed from the room.
Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 (of 2)|Charles Lever
British Dictionary definitions for conclude
conclude
/ (kənˈkluːd) /
verb(mainly tr)
(also intr)to come or cause to come to an end or conclusion
(takes a clause as object)to decide by reasoning; deducethe judge concluded that the witness had told the truth
to arrange finally; settleto conclude a treaty; it was concluded that he should go
obsoleteto confine
Derived forms of conclude
concluder, noun
Word Origin for conclude
C14: from Latin conclūdere to enclose, end, from claudere to close