Conduct

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To direct the course of; manage or control.
  • v. To lead or guide. See Synonyms at accompany.
  • v. Music To lead (an orchestra, for example).
  • v. To serve as a medium for conveying; transmit: Some metals conduct heat.
  • v. To comport (oneself) in a specified way: She conducted herself stoically in her time of grief.
  • verb-intransitive. To act as a conductor.
  • verb-intransitive. To lead.
  • n. The way a person acts, especially from the standpoint of morality and ethics.
  • n. The act of directing or controlling; management.
  • n. Obsolete A guide; an escort.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The act or method of controlling or directing
  • n. Skillful guidance or management; generalship.
  • n. The manner of guiding or carrying one's self; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior.
  • n. Plot; action; construction; manner of development.
  • v. To lead, or guide; to escort.
  • v. To lead, as a commander; to direct; to manage; to carry on; as, to conduct the affairs of a kingdom.
  • v. (reflexively to conduct oneself) To behave.
  • v. To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit, as heat, light, electricity, etc.
  • v. To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.
  • v. To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.
  • v. To carry out (something organized)
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act or method of conducting; guidance; management.
  • n. Skillful guidance or management; generalship.
  • n. Convoy; escort; guard; guide.
  • n. That which carries or conveys anything; a channel; a conduit; an instrument.
  • n. The manner of guiding or carrying one's self; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior.
  • n. Plot; action; construction; manner of development.
  • v. To lead, or guide; to escort; to attend.
  • v. To lead, as a commander; to direct; to manage; to carry on.
  • v. To behave; -- with the reflexive.
  • v. To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit, as heat, light, electricity, etc.
  • v. To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.
  • verb-intransitive. To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.
  • verb-intransitive. To conduct one's self; to behave.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To accompany and show the way to; guide; escort; lead.
  • To direct; act as leader of.
  • As a director of a musical performance. See conductor, 4.
  • To direct the course of; manage; carry on: as, he conducted his affairs with prudence.
  • Reflexively, to direct the action or conduct of; behave: as, he conducted himself nobly.
  • In physics, to carry, convey, transmit, or propagate: as, metal conducts heat better than wood.
  • In physics, to carry, convey, transmit, or propagate motion or energy; especially, to transmit electricity, heat, light, or sound.
  • To act as musical conductor.
  • To behave: used without the reflexive pronoun.
  • n. The act of guiding or leading; guidance; escort.
  • n. The act of directing or controlling; management; administration.
  • n. A drawing out or development, as of the action of a poem or the plot of a drama or a novel.
  • n. Skilful management or administration; good generalship; tact and dexterity in affairs; address.
  • n. Personal behavior or practice; way of acting generally or on a particular occasion; course of action; deportment: as, laudable conduct; evil conduct.
  • n. . A conductor, guard, or convoy; an escort.
  • n. A passport. See safe-conduct.
  • n. That which conveys or carries; a channel; a conduit.
  • n. A tax levied by Charles I. of England for the purpose of paying the traveling-expenses of his soldiers. Also conduct-money. See coat-money.
  • Hired; employed: as, “conduct prestis,”
  • n. The title of two clergymen appointed to read prayers at Eton College, England; a conductus.
  • n. The arrangement and composition of a picture.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. lead, as in the performance of a composition
  • v. behave in a certain manner
  • v. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
  • n. (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
  • v. lead musicians in the performance of
  • n. manner of acting or controlling yourself
  • v. take somebody somewhere
  • v. direct the course of; manage or control
  • Verb Form
    conducted    conducting    conducts   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    execute    do    perform   
    Cross Reference
    guide    escort    manage    hold    behave    transport    transmit    safe conduct    coat    conducting tissue   
    Hyponym
    hand    usher    lead astray    misdirect    show    misguide    beacon    mislead   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    guidance    deportment    demeanor    carriage    behavior    bearing    management    generalship    convoy    escort   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    abduct    bucked    chucked    construct    deconstruct    deduct    destruct    ducked    duct    fucked   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    behaviour    action    disposition    character    judgment    opinion    intention    knowledge    deed    duty