conduct

[ noun kon-duhkt; verb kuhn-duhkt ]
/ noun ˈkɒn dʌkt; verb kənˈdʌkt /

noun

verb (used with object)

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.

synonym study for conduct

1. See behavior. 8. See guide.

OTHER WORDS FROM conduct

Words nearby conduct

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

Example sentences from the Web for well-conducted

British Dictionary definitions for well-conducted (1 of 2)

well-conducted

adjective (well conducted when postpositive)

(of research, business, an operation, etc) led, conducted, or carried out in a satisfactory manner
(of a person or animal) behaving in a satisfactory manner well-conducted, tidy creatures

British Dictionary definitions for well-conducted (2 of 2)

conduct

noun (ˈkɒndʌkt)

verb (kənˈdʌkt)

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 well-conducted

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.