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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conclude

/kənˈkluːd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.90 in modern English

Syllables
con-clude
IPA
/kənˈkluːd/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To end; to come to an end.

Intransitive verb

verb

To bring to an end; to close; to finish.

Transitive verb

verb

To bring about as a result; to effect; to make.

Transitive verb

verb

To come to a conclusion, to a final decision.

Transitive verb

verb

To make a final determination or judgment concerning; to judge; to decide.

Obsolete

verb

To shut off; to restrain; to limit; to estop; to bar.

verb

To shut up; to enclose.

Obsolete

verb

To include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to embrace; to confine.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: concluden, conclūdō

Usage

Inflected Forms

concludes (present, singular) concluding (participle, present) concluded (participle, past) concluded (past)

Derived Forms

concludable concluder concludible conclusible inconcludability misconclude reconclude unconcluded

Frequently Paired Words

conclusion conclusive disclude include occlude preclude

Synonyms

reason reason out resolve close

Antonyms

begin initiate start commence

Rhymes With

food include non-food you'd dude mood viewed rude reviewed renewed crude nude

Questions

How do you pronounce conclude?
The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈkluːd/.
What does conclude mean?
To end; to come to an end.
Where does conclude come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce conclude

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