Conclude and Set about

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Conclude verb - To bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point.

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Set about is an antonym for conclude.

Set about verb - Begin to deal with.

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Conclude is an antonym for set about in topics: attempt, take, start, plod, make an effort.

In Quozl, stranded alien rabbit-people conclude that The World Is Not Ready for them to reveal their presence, so set about getting the world ready by working with human Secret Keepers to produce a children's television series about stranded (and harmless!) alien rabbit-people.

Source: The World Is Not Ready

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