concluder

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con·clude

(kən-klo͞od′)

v. con·clud·ed, con·clud·ing, con·cludes

v.tr.

1. To bring to an end; close: concluded the rally with the national anthem. See Synonyms at complete.

2. To bring about (a final agreement or settlement): conclude a peace treaty.

3. To arrive at (a conclusion, judgment, or opinion) by the process of reasoning: The jury concluded that the defendant was innocent. See Synonyms at decide.

4. Obsolete To confine; enclose.

v.intr.

1. To come to an end; close: The show concluded with a dance routine.

2. To come to a decision or agreement: The committee concluded on a course of action.

[Middle English concluden, from Latin conclūdere : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + claudere, to close.]

con·clud′er n.

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