Conclude — Defs

01 v. t. To shut up; to inclose.

imp. & p. p. Concluded; p. pr. & vb. n. Concluding

1.
To shut up; to inclose.[Obs.]
“The very person of Christ [was] concluded within the grave.” — Hooker.
2.
To include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to embrace.[Obs.]
“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.

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

02 v. i. To come to a termination; to make an end; to close; to end; to terminate.

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.