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conclude

con·clude [ kən kld ] (past and past participle con·clud·ed, present participle con·clud·ing, 3rd person present singular con·cludes)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb come to conclusion about something: to form an opinion or make a logical judgment about something after considering everything known about it

2. transitive and intransitive verb decide something: to reach a decision about something ( dated )

3. transitive verb settle something: to make a formal agreement complete and fixed, especially after detailed or prolonged discussions or arrangements

4. transitive and intransitive verb finish: to come to an end, or bring something to an end
concluded the discussion

[13th century. < Latin concludere "close completely" < claudere "to close"]

con·clud·er noun

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