conclude Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
    reason; reason out.
    • We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house
  2. verb bring to a close
    • The committee concluded the meeting
  3. verb reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation
    resolve.
  4. verb come to a close
    close.
    • The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin
  5. verb reach agreement on
    • They concluded an economic agreement
    • We concluded a cease-fire

WordNet

Con*clude" transitive verb
Etymology
L. concludere, conclusum; con- + claudere to shut. See Close, v. t.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Concluded; present participle & verbal noun Concluding
Definitions
  1. To shut up; to inclose. Obs.
    The very person of Christ [was] concluded within the grave. Hooker.
  2. To include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to embrace. Obs.
    For God hath concluded all in unbelief. Rom. xi. 32.
    The Scripture hath concluded all under sin. Gal. iii. 22.
  3. To reach as an end of reasoning; to infer, as from premises; to close, as an argument, by inferring; -- sometimes followed by a dependent clause.
    No man can conclude God's love or hatred to any person by anything that befalls him. Tillotson.
    Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith. Rom. iii. 28.
  4. To make a final determination or judgment concerning; to judge; to decide.
    But no frail man, however great or high, Can be concluded blest before he die. Addison.
    Is it concluded he shall be protector? Shak.
  5. To bring to an end; to close; to finish.
    I will conclude this part with the speech of a counselor of state. Bacon.
  6. To bring about as a result; to effect; to make; as, to conclude a bargain. "If we conclude a peace." Shak.
  7. To shut off; to restrain; to limit; to estop; to bar; -- generally in the passive; as, the defendant is concluded by his own plea; a judgment concludes the introduction of further evidence argument.
    If therefore they will appeal to revelation for their creation they must be concluded by it. Sir M. Hale.
    Syn. -- To infer; decide; determine; settle; close; finish; terminate; end.
Con*clude" intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To come to a termination; to make an end; to close; to end; to terminate.
    A train of lies, That, made in lust, conclude in perjuries. Dryden.
    And, to conclude, The victory fell on us. Shak.
  2. To form a final judgment; to reach a decision.
    Can we conclude upon Luther's instability? Bp. Atterbury.
    Conclude and be agreed. Shak.

Webster 1913