con·clude
(kən-klōōd́)
[Middle English concluden, from Latin conclūdere, com-, intensive pref.; see com–, + claudere, to close.]
verb: -clud·ed, -clud·ing, -cludes.
transitive verb
- To bring to an end; close: concluded the rally with the national anthem. See synonyms at complete
- To bring about (a final agreement or settlement): conclude a peace treaty.
- To reach a decision or form an opinion about. See synonyms at decide
- To arrive at (a logical conclusion or end) by the process of reasoning; infer on the basis of convincing evidence: The jury concluded that the defendant was innocent.
- Obsolete To confine; enclose.
intransitive verb
- To come to an end; close.
- To come to a decision or agreement.
derivatives
- con·clud́er
- noun