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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.]
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              The very person of Christ [was] concluded within the
              grave.                                --Hooker.
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     2. To include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to
        embrace. [Obs.]
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              For God hath concluded all in unbelief. --Rom. xi.
                                                    32.
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              The Scripture hath concluded all under sin. --Gal.
                                                    iii. 22.
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     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.
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              No man can conclude God's love or hatred to any
              person by anything that befalls him.  --Tillotson.
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              Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by
              faith.                                --Rom. iii.
                                                    28.
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     4. To make a final determination or judgment concerning; to
        judge; to decide.
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              But no frail man, however great or high,
              Can be concluded blest before he die. --Addison.
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              Is it concluded he shall be protector? --Shak.
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     5. To bring to an end; to close; to finish.
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              I will conclude this part with the speech of a
              counselor of state.                   --Bacon.
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     6. To bring about as a result; to effect; to make; as, to
        conclude a bargain. "If we conclude a peace." --Shak.
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     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.
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              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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  concluding
       adj : occurring at or forming an end or termination; "his
             concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final
             chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal
             leave" [syn: {final}, {last}, {terminal}]

















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