Etymology

conclude

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Today it means: To end; to come to an end. Full definition →

Middle English concluden ← Latin conclūdere
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromconclūdere“to shut up, close, end”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromconcluden
  3. English todayconclude

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

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