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Conclude

To shut up; to inclose.

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Broader term 12

Agree 76% connected

In good part; kindly.

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Cease 76% connected

To come to an end; to stop; to leave off or give over; to desist; as, the noise ceased.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Cerebrate 76% connected

To exhibit mental activity; to have the brain in action.

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Cogitate 76% connected

To engage in continuous thought; to think.

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Concord 76% connected

A state of agreement; harmony; union.

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Concur 76% connected

To run together; to meet.

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End 76% connected

The extreme or last point or part of any material thing considered lengthwise (the extremity of breadth being side); hence, extremity, in general; th…

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Finish 76% connected

To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to terminate.

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Hold 76% connected

The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

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Stop 76% connected

To close, as an aperture, by filling or by obstructing; as, to stop the ears; hence, to stanch, as a wound.

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Terminate 76% connected

To set a term or limit to; to form the extreme point or side of; to bound; to limit; as, to terminate a surface by a line.

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Think 76% connected

To seem or appear; -- used chiefly in the expressions methinketh or methinks, and methought.

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Manner of action 13

Deduce 76% connected

To lead forth.

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Deduct 76% connected

To lead forth or out.

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Derive 76% connected

To turn the course of, as water; to divert and distribute into subordinate channels; to diffuse; to communicate; to transmit; -- followed by to, into…

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Determine 76% connected

To fix the boundaries of; to mark off and separate.

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Feel 76% connected

To perceive by the touch; to take cognizance of by means of the nerves of sensation distributed all over the body, especially by those of the skin; t…

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Find 76% connected

To meet with, or light upon, accidentally; to gain the first sight or knowledge of, as of something new, or unknown; hence, to fall in with, as a per…

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Gather 76% connected

To bring together; to collect, as a number of separate things, into one place, or into one aggregate body; to assemble; to muster; to congregate.

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Generalize 76% connected

To bring under a genus or under genera; to view in relation to a genus or to genera.

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Induce 76% connected

To lead in; to introduce.

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Infer 76% connected

To bring on; to induce; to occasion.

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Perorate 76% connected

To make a peroration; to harangue.

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Settle 76% connected

A seat of any kind.

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Syllogize 76% connected

To reason by means of syllogisms.

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Completion 74% connected

The act or process of making complete; the getting through to the end; as, the completion of an undertaking, an education, a service.

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Completion 74% connected

The act or process of making complete; the getting through to the end; as, the completion of an undertaking, an education, a service.

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Conclusive 74% connected

Belonging to a close or termination; decisive; convincing; putting an end to debate or question; leading to, or involving, a conclusion or decision.

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Conclusive 74% connected

Belonging to a close or termination; decisive; convincing; putting an end to debate or question; leading to, or involving, a conclusion or decision.

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Decision 74% connected

Cutting off; division; detachment of a part.

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Decision 74% connected

Cutting off; division; detachment of a part.

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End 74% connected

The extreme or last point or part of any material thing considered lengthwise (the extremity of breadth being side); hence, extremity, in general; th…

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End 74% connected

The extreme or last point or part of any material thing considered lengthwise (the extremity of breadth being side); hence, extremity, in general; th…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Finale 74% connected

Close; termination

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Finale 74% connected

Close; termination

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Termination 74% connected

The act of terminating, or of limiting or setting bounds; the act of ending or concluding; as, a voluntary termination of hostilities.

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Termination 74% connected

The act of terminating, or of limiting or setting bounds; the act of ending or concluding; as, a voluntary termination of hostilities.

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Synonym 3

Close 92% connected

To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Reason 92% connected

A thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; a just ground for a conclusion or an action; that which is offered…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Resolve 92% connected

To separate the component parts of; to reduce to the constituent elements; -- said of compound substances; hence, sometimes, to melt, or dissolve.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Near synonym 1

End 90% connected

The extreme or last point or part of any material thing considered lengthwise (the extremity of breadth being side); hence, extremity, in general; th…

general 74% interchangeable

Conclude overlaps with end, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Formal equivalent 1

End 88% connected

The extreme or last point or part of any material thing considered lengthwise (the extremity of breadth being side); hence, extremity, in general; th…

process 68% interchangeable less formal

Conclude is a formal way to describe bringing something to an end.

End the meeting. / Conclude the meeting.
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