Con-clūde',1, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. CONCLUDED; p. pr. & vb. n. CONCLUDING.] [Lat. concludere, from con and cludere, claudere, to shut; It. conchiudere, Sp. & Pg. concluir, Pr. concluire, conclure, Fr. conclure.]
Sense 1. To shut up; to inclose. [Obs.]
The very person of Christ . . . was only touching bodily substance, concluded within the grave. Hooker.
Sense 2. To include; to comprehend. [Obs.]
For God hath concluded them all in unbelief. Rom. xi. 32.
The Scripture hath concluded all under sin. Gal. iii. 22.
Sense 3. To shut off; to prevent from further proceedings; to bar.
If they will appeal to revelation for their creation, they must be concluded by it. Hale.
Sense 4. To collect by reasoning; to infer, as from premises; to close, as an argument, by inferring.
No man can conclude God's love or hatred to any person by any thing that befalls him. Tillotson.
Sense 5. To bring to an end; to close; to finish.
I will conclude this part with the speech of a counselor of state. Bacon.
Sense 6. To make a final judgment or determination of; to decide.
If we conclude a peace, It shall be with such strict and severe covenants As little shall the Frenchman gain thereby. Shak.
Synonyms—To infer; decide; determine; close; finish; terminate; end.