conclude
v.v. to finish something or reach a final decision after thinking about all the facts. You use this when you end a speech or a piece of writing.
v. to bring something to an end or to reach a logical judgment based on evidence. Often used in academic contexts to signal the final stage of an argument or investigation.
The meeting will conclude with a short presentation.
After reviewing all the evidence from the experiment, the researchers were able to conclude that the new drug was effective.
While the initial data seemed promising, the committee had to conclude that the project was no longer financially viable under current market conditions.
From Middle English concluden, borrowed from Latin conclūdere (“to shut up, close, end”).
The verb can be used transitively with a 'that' clause or an object, or intransitively to mean 'to end'.