| conclude | (v) bring to a close, Example: The committee concluded the meeting |
| conclude | (v) reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation, Syn. resolve |
| conclude | (v) come to a close, Syn. close, Example: The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin |
| conclude | (v) reach agreement on, Example: They concluded an economic agreement; We concluded a cease-fire |
| conclusion | (n) an intuitive assumption, Example: jump to a conclusion |
| conclusion | (n) the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism), Syn. ratiocination |
| conclusion | (n) a final settlement, Example: the conclusion of a business deal; the conclusion of the peace treaty |
| conclusion | (n) the last section of a communication, Syn. end, ending, closing, close, Example: in conclusion I want to say... |
| conclusive | (adj) forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question, Ant. inconclusive, Example: conclusive proof; the evidence is conclusive |
| conclusively | (adv) in a conclusive way, Syn. once and for all, Ant. inconclusively, Example: we settled the problem conclusively |
| Conclude | v. i. A train of lies, And, to conclude, Can we conclude upon Luther's instability? Bp. Atterbury. [ 1913 Webster ] Conclude and be agreed. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Conclude | v. t. The very person of Christ [ was ] concluded within the grave. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ] For God hath concluded all in unbelief. Rom. xi. 32. [ 1913 Webster ] The Scripture hath concluded all under sin. Gal. iii. 22. [ 1913 Webster ] No man can conclude God's love or hatred to any person by anything that befalls him. Tillotson. [ 1913 Webster ] Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith. Rom. iii. 28. [ 1913 Webster ] But no frail man, however great or high, Is it concluded he shall be protector? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] I will conclude this part with the speech of a counselor of state. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ] If therefore they will appeal to revelation for their creation they must be concluded by it. Sir M. Hale. |
| Concludency | n. Deduction from premises; inference; conclusion. [ Obs. ] Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Concludent | a. [ L. concludens, p. pr. ] Bringing to a close; decisive; conclusive. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] Arguments highly consequential and concludent to my purpose. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Concluder | n. One who concludes. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Concludingly | adv. Conclusively. [ R. ] Digby. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Conclusible | a. Demonstrable; determinable. [ Obs. ] Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Conclusion | n. [ F., fr. L. conclusio. See Conclude. ] A fluorish of trumpets announced the conclusion of the contest. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ] And the conclusion is, she shall be thine. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] He granted him both the major and minor, but denied him the conclusion. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ] Your wife Octavia, with her modest eyes We practice likewise all conclusions of grafting and inoculating. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Conclusive | a. [ Cf. F. conclusif. ] Belonging to a close or termination; decisive; convincing; putting an end to debate or question; leading to, or involving, a conclusion or decision. [ 1913 Webster ] Secret reasons . . . equally conclusive for us as they were for them. Rogers. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Conclusively | adv. In the way of conclusion; decisively; positively. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ] |