Dictionary 1. (v. t.) To shut up; to enclose.2. (v. t.) To include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to embrace. 3. (v. t.) 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. 4. (v. t.) To make a final determination or judgment concerning; to judge; to decide. 5. (v. t.) To bring to an end; to close; to finish. 6. (v. t.) To bring about as a result; to effect; to make; as, to conclude a bargain. 7. (v. t.) To shut off; to restrain; to limit; to stop; to bar; -- generally in the passive; as, the defendant is concluded by his own plea; a judgment concludes the introduction of further evidence argument. 8. (v. i.) To come to a termination; to make an end; to close; to end; to terminate. 9. (v. i.) To form a final judgment; to reach a decision. Thesaurus abort accommodate adjust arrange assume be afraid believe button up cap carry to completion cease clean up climax close close out close up close with collect complete completed compose conceive concluded consider crown culminate daresay decide deduce deduct deem derive determine divine done down draw draw a conclusion draw an inference dream end ended expect extract fancy feel fetch figure finalize find finish finish off finish up finished fix gather get done get it over get through get through with glean grant halt imagine induce infer judge let let be make make out make up mop up opine perfect perorate prefigure presume presuppose presurmise provisionally accept purpose reason reason that reckon repute resolve round out rule say scrap scratch seal settle settle with stop straighten out suppose surmise suspect take take a resolution take as proved take for take for granted take it take to be terminate terminated think through top off top out ultimate understand will wind up work out wrap up |