Definition of Conduct

1. Noun. Manner of acting or controlling yourself.


2. Verb. Direct the course of; manage or control. "You cannot conduct business like this"
Exact synonyms: Carry On, Deal
Generic synonyms: Care, Deal, Handle, Manage
Specialized synonyms: Racketeer
Derivative terms: Conducting, Deal, Deal, Dealing, Dealings

3. Noun. (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people.

4. Verb. Lead, as in the performance of a composition. "Conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
Exact synonyms: Direct, Lead
Category relationships: Music
Generic synonyms: Do, Execute, Perform
Derivative terms: Conducting, Director, Lead

5. Verb. Behave in a certain manner. "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
Exact synonyms: Acquit, Bear, Behave, Carry, Comport, Deport
Generic synonyms: Bear, Carry, Hold, Act, Move
Specialized synonyms: Fluster, Assert, Put Forward, Deal, Walk Around, Pose, Posture
Derivative terms: Bearing, Comportment, Deportment

6. Verb. Take somebody somewhere. "The men conduct the horses across the field"; "He conducted us to the palace"
Exact synonyms: Direct, Guide, Lead, Take
Specialized synonyms: Beacon, Hand, Lead Astray, Misdirect, Misguide, Mislead, Show, Usher
Derivative terms: Guide, Leader

7. Verb. Transmit or serve as the medium for transmission. "Many metals conduct heat"
Exact synonyms: Carry, Channel, Convey, Impart, Transmit
Related verbs: Carry, Convey, Express, Carry
Generic synonyms: Bring, Convey, Take
Specialized synonyms: Wash Up, Pipe In, Bring In, Retransmit
Derivative terms: Carrier, Carry, Channel, Channel, Conduction, Conductive, Conductor, Conductor, Transmission, Transmittal

8. Verb. Lead musicians in the performance of. "She cannot conduct modern pieces"
Category relationships: Music
Generic synonyms: Perform
Related verbs: Direct, Lead
Derivative terms: Conducting, Conductor

Definition of Conduct

1. n. The act or method of conducting; guidance; management.

2. v. t. To lead, or guide; to escort; to attend.

3. v. i. To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.

Definition of Conduct

1. to lead or guide [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Conduct

condor
condores
condors
condos
condottiere
condottieri
conduce
conduced
conducer
conducers
conduces
conducing
conducive
conduciveness
conducivenesses
conduct (current term)
conductance
conductance
conductances
conductance unit
conductase
conducted
conducti
conductibility
conductible
conductimetric
conducting
conducting airway
conducting system of heart
conducting wire

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