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con⋅duct

  [n. kon-duhkt; v. kuhn-duhkt]
Use reconduct 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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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)
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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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