# conclude

> English word · Verb · IPA /kənˈkluːd/ · frequency rank #8,264

## Definitions
1. To end; to come to an end.
2. To bring to an end; to close; to finish.
3. To bring about as a result; to effect; to make.
4. To come to a conclusion, to a final decision.
5. To make a final determination or judgment concerning; to judge; to decide.
6. To shut off; to restrain; to limit; to estop; to bar.
7. To shut up; to enclose.
8. To include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to embrace; to confine.
9. to deduce, to infer (develop a causal relation)

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

## Easily confused with
- **Concorde** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conclude-vs-concorde)
- **concluded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conclude-vs-concluded)
- **concludes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conclude-vs-concludes)
- **concede** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/concede-vs-conclude)
- **conclave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conclave-vs-conclude)

## Common misspellings (11)
`cconclude`, `cnoclude`, `cocnlude`, `concclude`, `concldue`, `concllude`, `conclued`, `conculde`, `conlcude`, `connclude`, `ocnclude`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/conclude