Conclude
/kənˈkluːd/noun
To bring something to an end or to infer a result from evidence.
Did you know?Conclude comes from Latin *concludere*, and the root *claudere* also gave English the eerie word *claustrophobia* — the fear of being shut in.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*klau-
“to shut, close”
Latin
Latin
claudere
“to shut, close”
Latin
Latin
concludere
“to shut up, enclose; to finish, bring to an end”
Old French
Old French
conclure
“to conclude, end, decide”
Middle English
English
conclude
“to end, finish; to infer”