conduct

[ noun kon-duhkt; verb kuhn-duhkt ]

/ noun ˈkɒn dʌkt; verb kənˈdʌkt /

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noun

personal behavior; way of acting; bearing or deportment.

direction or management; execution: the conduct of a business.

the act of conducting; guidance; escort: The curator's conduct through the museum was informative.

Obsolete. a guide; an escort.

verb (used with object)

to behave or manage (oneself): He conducted himself well.

to direct in action or course; manage; carry on: to conduct a meeting; to conduct a test.

to direct (an orchestra, chorus, etc.) as leader.

to lead or guide; escort: to conduct a tour.

to serve as a channel or medium for (heat, electricity, sound, etc.): Copper conducts electricity.

verb (used without object)

to lead.

to act as conductor, or leader of a musical group, by communicating to the performers by motions of a baton or the hands his or her interpretation of the music.

Origin of conduct

1250–1300; late Middle English < Medieval Latin conductus escort, noun use of Latin conductus (past participle of condūcere to conduce), equivalent to con- con- + duc- lead + -tus past participle suffix; replacing Middle English conduyt(e) < Anglo-French < Latin as above; see conduit

SYNONYMS FOR conduct

1 demeanor, comportment, actions, manners.

2 guidance, administration.

5 deport, bear.

6 supervise, administer.

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synonym study for conduct

1. See behavior. 8. See guide.

OTHER WORDS FROM conduct

con·duct·i·ble, adjective con·duct·i·bil·i·ty, noun non·con·duc·ti·bil·i·ty, noun non·con·duc·ti·ble, adjective

pre·con·duct, verb (used with object) re·con·duct, verb (used with object) un·con·duct·ed, adjective un·con·duct·i·ble, adjective well-con·duct·ed, adjective

Words nearby conduct

condor, condorcet, condottiere, conduce, conducive, conduct, conduct disorder, conductance, conductimetry, conducting tissue, conductiometric titration

Example sentences from the Web for conducting

The U.S. campaign against ISIS leans on two pillars: conducting airstrikes, and beefing up local forces.

Pentagon Insider on New Plan to Fight ISIS: ‘Of Course It’s Not Enough’ |Nancy A. Youssef |January 6, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Dave Eggers wrote What Is The What after conducting hundreds of hours of interviews with his protagonist.

The Birth of the Novel |Nick Romeo |November 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Another week, he caught scores of the rodents that had been conducting raids on vegetables.

The Crazy Medieval Island of Sark |Liza Foreman |October 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“We are not conducting air strikes in Iraq,” Cmdr. Smith said on Wednesday.

Will U.S. Troops Stand By While ISIS Starves Thousands? |Jacob Siegel |August 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Conducting research for an earlier book, I was invited to spend five days at a high-level U.S. government institution.

Writing a Novel: Even Making It Up Requires Research |Ridley Pearson |July 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Probably most of the conducting fibrils leave at or near the termination of the thicker part of the fiber.

Journal of Entomology and Zoology: Volume 6, Number 4, December 1914 |Various
Deign to accept my arm, I will do myself the honor of conducting you to your tent.

The King of the Mountains |Edmond About
After waiting in vain for me to speak, the servant who was conducting me answered Lady de Vaux's question.

A Monk of Cruta |E. Phillips Oppenheim
Enter a Merchants' Exchange, and see with what fixed application they study the best plans of conducting their business.

Thoughts on Missions |Sheldon Dibble
This mode of conducting knights to the tournament was not the only pleasing prelude of the sports.

The History of Chivalry, Volume I (of 2) |Charles Mills

British Dictionary definitions for conducting

conduct

noun (ˈkɒndʌkt)

the manner in which a person behaves; behaviour

the way of managing a business, affair, etc; handling

rare the act of guiding or leading

rare a guide or leader

verb (kənˈdʌkt)

(tr) to accompany and guide (people, a party, etc) (esp in the phrase conducted tour)

(tr) to lead or direct (affairs, business, etc); control

(tr) to do or carry out conduct a survey

(tr) to behave or manage (oneself) the child conducted himself well

to control or guide (an orchestra, choir, etc) by the movements of the hands or a baton Also (esp US): direct

to transmit (heat, electricity, etc) metals conduct heat

Derived forms of conduct

conductible, adjective conductibility, noun

Word Origin for conduct

C15: from Medieval Latin conductus escorted, from Latin: drawn together, from condūcere to conduce

Medical definitions for conducting

conduct

[ kən-dŭkt′ ]

v.

To act as a medium for conveying something such as heat or electricity.

n.

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

Other words from conduct

con•duc′tive adj.

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conduct

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of conduct

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synonym study for conduct

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British Dictionary definitions for conducting

noun (ˈkɒndʌkt)

verb (kənˈdʌkt)

Derived forms of conduct

Word Origin for conduct

Medical definitions for conducting

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Learning

conduct

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of conduct

SYNONYMS FOR conduct

synonym study for conduct

OTHER WORDS FROM conduct

Words nearby conduct

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noun (ˈkɒndʌkt)

verb (kənˈdʌkt)

Derived forms of conduct

Word Origin for conduct

Medical definitions for conducting

v.

n.

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British Dictionary definitions for conducting