conclude
verb (FINISH) /kənˈkluːd/Definition
C1 [I or T] to end a speech, meeting, or piece of writing: She concluded the speech by reminding us of our responsibility. Before I conclude, I'd like to thank you all for coming. The concert concluded with a rousing chorus.Causing something to endComing to an end › [T] to complete an official agreement or task, or arrange a business dealAccepting and agreeingAccepting and agreeing reluctantlyApproving and approval
(Definition of conclude verb (FINISH) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -stopper suffix
- abandon verb (STOP)
- all good things (must) come to an end idiom
- and have done with it idiom
- be over the hump idiom
- break away phrasal verb (NOT AGREE)
- chop verb
- freeze noun (STOP)
- hang sth up phrasal verb
- jack sth in phrasal verb
- kill sth stone-dead idiom
- knock off (sth) phrasal verb
- lay sth to rest idiom
- scrap verb (THROW AWAY)
- squash verb (END)
- stamp on sth phrasal verb
- stamp sth out phrasal verb
- stanch verb
- staunch verb
- stem verb
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