conclude

• POS: Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: con=clude
• COUNT in NET: 2 in 2 verses (in NT : 2 in 2 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

conclude, v. t. [L. concludere, conclusum; con- + claudere to shut. See Close, v. t.].

•  To shut up; to inclose.  [1913 Webster]

  "The very person of Christ [was] concluded within the grave."  [1913 Webster]
•  To include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to embrace.  [1913 Webster]

  "For God hath concluded all in unbelief."  [1913 Webster]

  "The Scripture hath concluded all under sin."  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]

  "No man can conclude God's love or hatred to any person by anything that befalls him."  [1913 Webster]

  "Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith."  [1913 Webster]
•  To make a final determination or judgment concerning; to judge; to decide.  [1913 Webster]

  "But no frail man, however great or high,
  Can be concluded blest before he die."  [1913 Webster]

  "Is it concluded he shall be protector?"  [1913 Webster]
•  To bring to an end; to close; to finish.  [1913 Webster]

  "I will conclude this part with the speech of a counselor of state."  [1913 Webster]
•  To bring about as a result; to effect; to make; as, to conclude a bargain.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]

  "If therefore they will appeal to revelation for their creation they must be concluded by it."

Syn. -- To infer; decide; determine; settle; close; finish; terminate; end.

conclude, v. i. 

•  To come to a termination; to make an end; to close; to end; to terminate.  [1913 Webster]

  "A train of lies,
  That, made in lust, conclude in perjuries."  [1913 Webster]

  "And, to conclude,
  The victory fell on us."  [1913 Webster]
•  To form a final judgment; to reach a decision.  [1913 Webster]

  "Can we conclude upon Luther's instability?"  [1913 Webster]

  "Conclude and be agreed."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

conclude, v.
1 tr. & intr. bring or come to an end.
2 tr. (often foll. by from, or that + clause) infer (from given premisses) (what did you conclude?; concluded from the evidence that he had been mistaken).
3 tr. settle, arrange (a treaty etc.).
4 intr. (usu. foll. by to + infin.) esp. US decide.

Etymology

ME f. L concludere (as com-, claudere shut)

THESAURUS

conclude

abort, accommodate, adjust, arrange, assume, be afraid, believe, button up, cap, carry to completion, cease, clean up, climax, close, close out, close up, close with, collect, complete, completed, compose, conceive, concluded, consider, crown, culminate, daresay, decide, deduce, deduct, deem, derive, determine, divine, done, down, draw, draw a conclusion, draw an inference, dream, end, ended, expect, extract, fancy, feel, fetch, figure, finalize, find, finish, finish off, finish up, finished, fix, gather, get done, get it over, get through, get through with, glean, grant, halt, imagine, induce, infer, judge, let, let be, make, make out, make up, mop up, opine, perfect, perorate, prefigure, presume, presuppose, presurmise, provisionally accept, purpose, reason, reason that, reckon, repute, resolve, round out, rule, say, scrap, scratch, seal, settle, settle with, stop, straighten out, suppose, surmise, suspect, take, take a resolution, take as proved, take for, take for granted, take it, take to be, terminate, terminated, think, through, top off, top out, ultimate, understand, will, wind up, work out, wrap up

ROGET THESAURUS

conclude

Resolution

VB have determination, know one's own mind, be resolved, make up one's mind, will, resolve, determine, decide, form a determination, come to a determination, come to a resolution, come to a resolve, conclude, fix, seal, determine once for all, bring to a crisis, drive matters to an extremity, take a decisive step, take upon oneself, devote oneself to, give oneself up to, throw away the scabbard, kick down the ladder, nail one's colors to the mast, set one's back against the wall, set one's teeth, put one's foot down, take one's stand, stand firm, steel oneself, stand no nonsense, not listen to the voice of the charmer, buckle to, buckle oneself put one's shoulder to the wheel, lay one's shoulder to the wheel, set one's shoulder to the wheel, put one's heart into, run the gauntlet, make a dash at, take the bull by the horns, rush in medias res, plunge in medias res, go in for, insist upon, make a point of, set one's heart upon, set one's mind upon, stick at nothing, stop at nothing, make short work of, not stick at trifles, go all lengths, go the limit, go the whole hog, persist, go through fire and water, ride the tiger, ride in the whirlwind and direct the storm.

End

VB end, close, finish, terminate, conclude, be all over, expire, die, come-, draw-to-a-close, have run its course, run out, pass away, bring to an end, put an end to, make an end of, determine, get through, achieve, stop, shut up shop, hang up one's fiddle.

Compact

VB contract, covenant, agree for, engage, treat, negotiate, stipulate, make terms, bargain, make a bargain, strike a bargain, come to terms, come to an understanding, compromise, set at rest, close, close with, conclude, complete, settle, confirm, ratify, clench, subscribe, underwrite, endorse, indorse, put the seal to, sign, seal, indent, take one at one's word, bargain by inch of candle.

Judgment

VB judge, conclude, come to a conclusion, draw a conclusion, arrive at a conclusion, ascertain, determine, make up one's mind, deduce, derive, gather, collect, draw an inference, make a deduction, weet, ween, form an estimate, estimate, appreciate, value, count, assess, rate, rank, account, regard, consider, think of, look upon, review, size up, settle, pass an opinion, give an opinion, decide, try, pronounce, rule, pass judgment, pass sentence, sentence, doom, find, give judgment, deliver judgment, adjudge, adjudicate, arbitrate, award, report, bring in a verdict, make absolute, set a question at rest, confirm, comment, criticize, kibitz, pass under review, investigate, hold the scales, sit in judgment, try judgment, hear a cause.