CONDUCT

behavior, behaviour, conduct, doings

(noun) manner of acting or controlling yourself

demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment

(noun) (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

conduct, lead, direct

(verb) lead, as in the performance of a composition; “conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years”

conduct

(verb) lead musicians in the performance of; “Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor”; “she cannot conduct modern pieces”

lead, take, direct, conduct, guide

(verb) take somebody somewhere; “We lead him to our chief”; “can you take me to the main entrance?”; “He conducted us to the palace”

impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel

(verb) transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; “Sound carries well over water”; “The airwaves carry the sound”; “Many metals conduct heat”

conduct, carry on, deal

(verb) direct the course of; manage or control; “You cannot conduct business like this”

behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry

(verb) behave in a certain manner; “She carried herself well”; “he bore himself with dignity”; “They conducted themselves well during these difficult times”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

conduct (countable and uncountable, plural conducts)

The act or method of controlling or directing

Skillful guidance or management; leadership

behaviour; the manner of behaving

(of a literary work) plot; storyline

(obsolete) convoy; escort; person who accompanies another

(archaic) Something which carries or conveys anything; a channel; an instrument.

Synonyms

• (act or method of controlling or directing): control, guidance, management

• (manner of guiding or carrying oneself): bearing, behavior/behaviour, deportment, demeanor/demeanour,

• (plot of a literary work): action, plot, storyline

Verb

conduct (third-person singular simple present conducts, present participle conducting, simple past and past participle conducted)

(archaic, transitive) To lead, or guide; to escort.

(transitive) To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)

(transitive) (reflexively to conduct oneself) To behave.

(transitive) To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.)

(transitive, music) To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.

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

(transitive) To carry out (something organized)

Synonyms

• (lead or guide): accompany, escort, guide, lead, steer, belead

• (direct): direct, lead, manage, oversee, run, supervise, belead

• (reflexively: to behave): act, behave, carry on

• (to serve as a medium for conveying): carry, convey, transmit

Source: Wiktionary

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Con"duct, n. Etym: [LL. conductus defense, escort, fr. L. conductus, p. p. of conducere. See Conduce, and cf. Conduit.]

1. The act or method of conducting; guidance; management. Christianity has humanized the conduct of war. Paley. The conduct of the state, the administration of its affairs. Ld. Brougham.

2. Skillful guidance or management; generalship. Conduct of armies is a prince's art. Waller. Attacked the Spaniards . . . with great impetuosity, but with so little conduct, that his forces were totally routed. Robertson.

3. Convoy; escort; guard; guide. [Archaic] I will be your conduct. B. Jonson. In my conduct shall your ladies come. Shak.

4. That which carries or conveys anything; a channel; a conduit; an instrument. [Obs.] Although thou been conduct of my chame. Shak.

5. The manner of guiding or carrying one's self; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior. All these difficulties were increased by the conduct of Shrewsbury. Macaulay. What in the conduct of our life appears So well designed, so luckily begun, But when we have our wish, we wish undone Dryden.

6. Plot; action; construction; manner of development. The book of Job, in conduct and diction. Macaulay. Conduct money (Naut.), a portion of a seaman's wages retained till the end of his engagement, and paid over only if his conduct has been satisfactory.

Syn.

– Behavior; deportment; demeanor; bearing; management; guidance. See Behavior.

Con*duct", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conducted; p. pr. & vb. n. Conducting.] Etym: [See Conduct, n.]

1. To lead, or guide; to escort; to attend. I can conduct you, lady, to a low But loyal cottage, where you may be safe. Milton.

2. To lead, as a commander; to direct; to manage; to carry on; as, to conduct the affairs of a kingdom. Little skilled in the art of conducting a siege. Prescott.

3. To behave; -- with the reflexive; as, he conducted himself well.

4. (Physics)

Definition: To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit, as heat, light, electricity, etc.

5. (Mus.)

Definition: To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.

Con*duct", v. i.

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

2. To conduct one's self; to behave. [U. S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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