concluded

con·clude  (kn-kld)

v. con·clud·ed, con·clud·ing, con·cludes

v.tr.

1. To bring to an end; close: concluded the rally with the national anthem. See Synonyms at complete.

2. To bring about (a final agreement or settlement): conclude a peace treaty.

3. To reach a decision or form an opinion about. See Synonyms at decide.

4. To arrive at (a logical conclusion or end) by the process of reasoning; infer on the basis of convincing evidence: The jury concluded that the defendant was innocent.

5. Obsolete To confine; enclose.

v.intr.

1. To come to an end; close.

2. To come to a decision or agreement.

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[Middle English concluden, from Latin concldere : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + claudere, to close.]

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con·cluder n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

concluded - having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview" all over, ended, over, terminated, complete finished - ended or brought to an end; "are you finished?"; "gave me the finished manuscript"