Conclude

v. t.	1.	To shut up; to inclose. [imp. & p. p. Concluded; p. pr. & vb. n. Concluding.] The very person of Christ [was] concluded within the grave. - Hooker.
	2.	To include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to embrace. 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.
	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.
v. i.	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.

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

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