conclude

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1. 1.To include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to embrace. [Obs.] For God hath concluded all in unbelief. Rom. xi.
2. 2.The Scripture hath concluded all under sin. Gal. iii.
3. 3.3. 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.
4. 4.4. 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. 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. 6.To bring about as a result; to effect; to make; as, to conclude a bargain. "If we conclude a peace." Shak.
7. 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.
8. 8.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.
9. 9.To form a final judgment; to reach a decision. Can we conclude upon Luther's instability Bp. Atterbury. Conclude and be agreed. Shak.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to embrace. [Obs.] For God hath concluded all in unbelief. Rom. xi called?
• What is the Scripture hath concluded all under sin. Gal. iii called?
• What is to bring to an end; to close; to finish. I will conclude this part with the speech of a counselor of state. Bacon called?
• What is to bring about as a result; to effect; to make; as, to conclude a bargain. "If we conclude a peace." Shak called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is to form a final judgment; to reach a decision. Can we conclude upon Luther's instability Bp. Atterbury. Conclude and be agreed. Shak called?