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conclude
English
Etymology
From Middle English concluden, borrowed from Latin concl?dere (“to shut up, close, end”), present active infinitive of concl?d?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?n.?klu?d/
Verb
conclude (third-person singular simple present concludes, present participle concluding, simple past and past participle concluded)
- (intransitive) To end; to come to an end.
- The story concluded with a moral.
- (transitive) To bring to an end; to close; to finish.
- 1623, Francis Bacon, A Discourse of a War with Spain
- I will conclude this part with the speech of a counsellor of state.
- 1623, Francis Bacon, A Discourse of a War with Spain
- (transitive) To bring about as a result; to effect; to make.
- to conclude a bargain
- (transitive) To come to a conclusion, to a final decision.
- From the evidence, I conclude that this man was murdered.
- a. 1694, John Tillotson, The Advantages of Religion to Societies
- No man can certainly conclude God's love or hatred to any person by anything that befalls him.
- (obsolete) To make a final determination or judgment concerning; to judge; to decide.
- 1717, Joseph Addison, Metamorphoses
- But no frail man, however great or high, / Can be concluded blest before he die.
- 1717, Joseph Addison, Metamorphoses
- To shut off; to restrain; to limit; to estop; to bar; generally in the passive.
- The defendant is concluded by his own plea.
- A judgment concludes the introduction of further evidence.
- 1677, Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature
- If therefore they will appeal to revelation for their creation they must be concluded by it.
- (obsolete) To shut up; to enclose.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- The very person of Christ [was] concluded within the grave.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- (obsolete) To include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to embrace.
- (logic) to deduce, to infer (develop a causal relation)
Antonyms
- (to end): begin, initiate, start, commence
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ude
Verb
conclude
- third-person singular present indicative of concludere
Latin
Verb
concl?de
- second-person singular present active imperative of concl?d?
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perfect
English
Alternative forms
- perfite (obsolete)
- pf. (abbreviation, grammar)
Etymology 1
From Middle English perfit, from Old French parfit (modern: parfait), from Latin perfectus, perfect passive participle of perficere (“to finish”), from per- (“through, thorough”) + facere (“to do, to make”). Spelling modified 15c. to conform to Latin etymology. Doublet of parfait.
Displaced native Old English fulfremed.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?p??.f?kt/, /?p??.f?kt/
- (US) IPA(key): /?p?f?kt/
Adjective
perfect (comparative perfecter or more perfect, superlative perfectest or most perfect)
- Fitting its definition precisely.
- Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose.
- Without fault or mistake; thoroughly skilled or talented.
- Excellent and delightful in all respects.
- (mathematics) Of a number: equal to the sum of its proper divisors.
- 6 is perfect because the sum of its proper divisors, 1, 2, and 3, which is 6, is equal to the number itself.
- (grammar, of a tense or verb form) Representing a completed action.
- (biology) Sexually mature and fully differentiated.
- (botany) Of flowers, having both male parts (stamens) and female parts (carpels).
- (mathematical analysis) Of a set: equal to its set of limit points, i.e. set A is perfect if A=A'.
- (music) Describing an interval or any compound interval of a unison, octave, or fourths and fifths that are not tritones.
- (of a cocktail) Made with equal parts of sweet and dry vermouth.
- (obsolete) Well informed; certain; sure.
- I am perfect that the Pannonians and Dalmatians for their liberties are now in arms.
- (obsolete) Innocent, guiltless.
- My parts, my title, and my perfect soul shall manifest me rightly.
Usage notes
Some authorities proscribe the comparative and superlative forms "more perfect" and "most perfect", on the grounds that perfection is an absolute state. Nevertheless, graded forms have been in common use in writing for centuries – for instance the Preamble to the United States Constitution, drafted in 1787, describes its goal as "a more perfect Union". In these cases, "more perfect" can mean "closer to perfection", "less imperfect" or "improving upon an already perfect state".
Synonyms
- (fitting its definition precisely): accurate, flawless
- (without fault or mistake): faultless, infallible
- (thoroughly skilled or talented): expert, proficient
- (biology: sexually mature and fully differentiated): mature
- (botany: having both male and female parts): bisexual, hermaphroditic
- See also Thesaurus:flawless
Antonyms
- (fitting its definition precisely): flawed
- (without fault or mistake): faulty, faultful, fallible
- (botany: having both male and female parts): imperfect
Hyponyms
Coordinate terms
- (music): augmented
- (music): diminished
Derived terms
Related terms
- perfect competition
- perfect market
- perfect number
- perfect pitch
- practice makes perfect
Translations
Noun
perfect (plural perfects)
- (grammar) The perfect tense, or a form in that tense.
- (video games) A perfect score; the achievement of finishing a stage or task with no mistakes.
- 2007, Barbara Smith, Chad Yancey, Video Game Achievements and Unlockables (page 17)
- Awarded for scoring all Perfects in the Dominator rank!
- 2007, Barbara Smith, Chad Yancey, Video Game Achievements and Unlockables (page 17)
Translations
Synonyms
- (grammar): preterperfect
Etymology 2
From perfect (adjective).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /p??f?kt/
- (US) IPA(key): /p??f?kt/
Verb
perfect (third-person singular simple present perfects, present participle perfecting, simple past and past participle perfected)
- (transitive) To make perfect; to improve or hone.
- I am going to perfect this article.
- You spend too much time trying to perfect your dancing.
- (law) To take an action, usually the filing of a document in the correct venue, that secures a legal right.
- perfect an appeal; perfect an interest; perfect a judgment
Synonyms
- (to make perfect): enhance, hone, improve, optimize
Related terms
- perfecter
- perfectible
Translations
References
Anagrams
- prefect
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch perfect, from Latin perfectus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?r?f?kt/, /p?r?f?kt/
- Hyphenation: per?fect
- Rhymes: -?kt
Adjective
perfect (comparative perfecter, superlative perfectst)
- perfect
- Synonym: volmaakt
Inflection
Derived terms
- imperfect
- perfectie
Related terms
- imperfectum
- perfectum
Descendants
- Afrikaans: perfek
Adverb
perfect
- perfectly
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin perfectus, German perfekt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [per?fekt]
Adjective
perfect m or n (feminine singular perfect?, masculine plural perfec?i, feminine and neuter plural perfecte)
- perfect, flawless
Declension
Synonyms
- des?vâr?it
Antonyms
- imperfect
- nedes?vâr?it
Adverb
perfect
- perfectly, completely
Noun
perfect n (uncountable)
- perfect tense
Derived terms
- perfect compus
- perfect simplu
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