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Conclude \Con*clude"\, v. i.
1. To come to a termination; to make an end; to close; to
end; to terminate.
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A train of lies,
That, made in lust, conclude in perjuries. --Dryden.
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And, to conclude,
The victory fell on us. --Shak.
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2. To form a final judgment; to reach a decision.
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Can we conclude upon Luther's instability? --Bp.
Atterbury.
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Conclude and be agreed. --Shak.
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Conclude \Con*clude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Concluded}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Concluding}.] [L. concludere, conclusum; con-
claudere to shut. See {Close}, v. t.]
1. To shut up; to inclose. [Obs.]
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The very person of Christ [was] concluded within the
grave. --Hooker.
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2. To include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to
embrace. [Obs.]
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For God hath concluded all in unbelief. --Rom. xi.
32.
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The Scripture hath concluded all under sin. --Gal.
iii. 22.
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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.
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No man can conclude God's love or hatred to any
person by anything that befalls him. --Tillotson.
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Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by
faith. --Rom. iii.
28.
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4. To make a final determination or judgment concerning; to
judge; to decide.
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But no frail man, however great or high,
Can be concluded blest before he die. --Addison.
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Is it concluded he shall be protector? --Shak.
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5. To bring to an end; to close; to finish.
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I will conclude this part with the speech of a
counselor of state. --Bacon.
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6. To bring about as a result; to effect; to make; as, to
conclude a bargain. "If we conclude a peace." --Shak.
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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.
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If therefore they will appeal to revelation for
their creation they must be concluded by it. --Sir
M. Hale.

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