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. "If we conclude a peace."
Shak.
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.
Conclude
(Con*clude"), v. i.
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.
Concludency
(Con*clud"en*cy) n. Deduction from premises; inference; conclusion. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
Concludent
(Con*clud"ent) a. [L. concludens, p. pr.] Bringing to a close; decisive; conclusive. [Obs.]
Arguments highly consequential and concludent to my purpose.
Sir M. Hale.
Concluder
(Con*clud"er) n. One who concludes.
Concludingly
(Con*clud"ing*ly), adv. Conclusively. [R.] Digby.
Conclusible
(Con*clu"si*ble) a. Demonstrable; determinable. [Obs.] Hammond.
Conclusion
(Con*clu"sion) n. [F., fr. L. conclusio. See Conclude.]
1. The last part of anything; close; termination; end.
A fluorish of trumpets announced the conclusion of the contest.
Prescott.
2. Final decision; determination; result.
And the conclusion is, she shall be thine.
Shak.
3. Any inference or result of reasoning.
