## Meanings
1. to decide that something is true after thinking about it
2. to end or finish something
3. to formally arrange or agree on something, such as a deal

## Examples
- From the evidence, I conclude that the fire was an accident.
- The committee concluded the meeting at noon.
- The two countries concluded a trade agreement.

## Antonyms
- begin
- commence
- initiate
- start

## Derived Forms
- concludable
- concluder
- concludible
- conclusible
- misconclude
- reconclude
- unconcluded

## Related Forms
- conclusion
- conclusive
- disclude
- include
- occlude
- preclude

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: concluden
- Root: conclūdō
- Affix: con- - with

## Etymology
From Middle English concluden, borrowed from Latin conclūdere (“to shut up, close, end”).

## AI Etymology
conclude is a verb. It is from Middle English concluden, borrowed from Latin conclūdere (“to shut up, close, end”). Historical forms in the chain include concluden (Middle English) and conclūdō (Latin). Current senses include to decide that something is true after thinking about it, to end or finish something, and to formally arrange or agree on something, such as a deal. Derived forms include concludable, concluder, concludible, conclusible, and misconclude. Related words include conclusion, conclusive, disclude, and include.

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