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“conclude” in Latin

The English word conclude itself goes back to Latin claudō, through conclūdō.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

conclude
End, concludere (e.g., a letter): finire (to end): finem facere alicujus or alicui rei: finem alicui rei imponere, constituere (to put an end to): to conclude his speech, finem dicendi facere; perorare: ad finem or ad exitum adducere aliquid (to bring anything to a conclusion = to accomplish it): conficere, transigere aliquid (to settle): componere aliquid (to conclude amicably): terminare aliquid (to put a limit to anything, with regard to place): finem or modum imponere alicui rei; finem statuere or constituere alicui rei (to put an end to anything, with regard to duration): to conclude a peace, pacem facere (not concludere): to conclude a business, expedire negotium (to settle it): profligare negotium (conclude it by a violent exertion).
To draw a conclusion, or to conclude from anything, concludere); cogere; efficere, colligere, from, ex aliqua re (to conclude from): hence one may conclude, or it can be concluded, ex quo effici cogique potest.
To determine, decide: statuere. constituere: apud animum statuere: decernere.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for conclude?
The usual Latin words for “conclude” are conclūdō, fīniō, cōnstituō; also dēcidō, statuō, dēcernō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.