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con⋅duct

  [n. kon-duhkt; v. kuhn-duhkt]
Use conduct in a Sentence
–noun
1. personal behavior; way of acting; bearing or deportment.
2. direction or management; execution: the conduct of a business.
3. the act of conducting; guidance; escort: The curator's conduct through the museum was informative.
4. Obsolete. a guide; an escort.
–verb (used with object)
5. to behave or manage (oneself): He conducted himself well.
6. to direct in action or course; manage; carry on: to conduct a meeting; to conduct a test.
7. to direct (an orchestra, chorus, etc.) as leader.
8. to lead or guide; escort: to conduct a tour.
9. to serve as a channel or medium for (heat, electricity, sound, etc.): Copper conducts electricity.
–verb (used without object)
10. to lead.
11. to act as conductor, esp. of a musical group.
Origin:
1250–1300; late ME < ML conductus escort, n. use of L conductus (ptp. of condūcere to conduce ), equiv. to con- con- + duc- lead + -tus ptp. suffix; r. ME conduyt(e) < AF < L as above; see conduit

Related forms:
con⋅duct⋅i⋅ble, adjective
con⋅duct⋅i⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun

Synonyms:
1. demeanor, comportment, actions, manners. See behavior. 2. guidance, administration. 5. deport, bear. 6. supervise, administer. 8. See guide.
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con·duct   (kən-dŭkt')   
v.   con·duct·ed, con·duct·ing, con·ducts

v.   tr.

  1. To direct the course of; manage or control.

  2. To lead or guide. See Synonyms at accompany.

  3. Music To lead (an orchestra, for example).

  4. To serve as a medium for conveying; transmit: Some metals conduct heat.

  5. To comport (oneself) in a specified way: She conducted herself stoically in her time of grief.

v.   intr.

  1. To act as a conductor.

  2. To lead.

n.   (kŏn'dŭkt')

  1. The way a person acts, especially from the standpoint of morality and ethics.

  2. The act of directing or controlling; management.

  3. Obsolete A guide; an escort.


[Middle English conducten, from Latin condūcere, conduct-, to lead together; see conduce.]
con·duct'i·bil'i·ty n., con·duct'i·ble adj.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to exercise direction over an activity: Conduct can apply to the guidance, authority, and responsibility of a single person: The chairperson conducted the hearing.
It can also refer to the coordinated actions of a group: The elections were conducted fairly.
Direct stresses regulation to assure proper planning and implementation: The seasoned politician directed a brilliant political campaign.
Manage suggests the manipulation of a person, a group, or, often, a complex organization: It takes skill to manage a hotel.
Control stresses regulation through restraint and also connotes domination: Our vice-president controls the firm's personnel policies.
Steer suggests guidance that controls direction or course: I deftly steered the conversation away from politics. See Also Synonyms at accompany, behavior.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: con·duct
Pronunciation: 'kän-"d&kt
Function: noun
1 a : the act, manner, or process of carrying on or managing conduct of the case was negligent> b : an act or omission to act conduct which is defined as criminal —Louisiana Revised Statutes>
2 : mode or standard of personal behavior
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: con·duct
Pronunciation: k&n-'d&kt also 'kän-"d&kt
Function: transitive verb
: to act as a medium for conveyingconduct intransitive senses
: to have the quality of transmitting something (as light, heat, sound, or electricity)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

conduct con·duct (kən-dŭkt')
v. con·duct·ed, con·duct·ing, con·ducts
To act as a medium for conveying something such as heat or electricity. n.
(kŏn'dŭkt') The way a person acts, especially from the standpoint of morality.

con·duc'tive adj.

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