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Concluded

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.]

    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. ``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.

Wiktionary
concluded

vb. (en-past of: conclude)

WordNet
concluded

adj. having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview" [syn: complete, ended, over(p), all over, terminated]

Usage examples of "concluded".

Hence, doubtless, it will be concluded by many that he lived like an honest man, owed no one a shilling, took nothing but what was his own, kept a good house, entertained his neighbours with a hearty welcome at his table, and was charitable to the poor, i.

I beg leave to assure you, sir, that I take your advice much kinder than your generous offer with which you concluded it.

Deborah approved all these sentiments, and the dialogue concluded with a general and bitter invective against beauty, and with many compassionate considerations for all honest, plain girls who are deluded by the wicked arts of deceitful men.

He then concluded by asking, "who that Partridge was, whom he had called a worthless fellow?

As some instances of women, therefore, are mentioned in the divine law, which forbids us to covet our neighbour's goods, and that of a sister omitted, he concluded it to be lawful.

She then recounted the story to her maid, and concluded with saying, "Don't you think he is a boy of noble spirit?

An impartial spectator, who had met them on the way, would, on viewing their several countenances, have concluded Sophia alone to have been the object of compassion: for as to Jones, he exulted in having probably saved the life of the young lady, at the price only of a broken bone.

Western for the good opinion he had professed of his nephew, concluded, that if the young people liked each other, he should be very desirous to complete the affair.

A family so noted for the prudence of its women"- here she ran on a full quarter of an hour, till, having exhausted her breath rather than her rage, she concluded with threatening to go immediately and acquaint her brother.

He concluded her behaviour was like that of all other young ladies on a first visit from a lover, and it had indeed entirely answered his expectations.

The doctor concluded this harangue with the famous story of Alexander and Clitus.

Indeed, he was so very earnest and pressing, that an indifferent person might have concluded he was more a principal in this match than he really was.

And, to say the truth, I have often concluded, that the honest part of mankind would be much too hard for the knavish, if they could bring themselves to incur the guilt, or thought it worth their while to take the trouble.

He then proceeded to describe her person exactly (for he had seen her with her aunt), and concluded with saying, "that her father had a great estate in Somersetshire.

These were no sooner perceived by the company (for Jones was at first generally concluded to be dead) than they all fell at once to prescribing for him (for as none of the physical order was present, every one there took that office upon him).