'Conduct' definitions:
Definition of 'conduct'
(from WordNet)
noun
noun
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people [syn: demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment]
verb
Direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this" [syn: conduct, carry on, deal]
verb
Lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years" [syn: conduct, lead, direct]
verb
Behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" [syn: behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry]
verb
Take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" [syn: lead, take, direct, conduct, guide]
verb
Transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat" [syn: impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel]
verb
Lead musicians in the performance of; "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces"
Definition of 'Conduct'
From: GCIDE
- Conduct \Con"duct\ (k[o^]n"d[u^]kt), n. [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. [1913 Webster]
- Christianity has humanized the conduct of war. --Paley. [1913 Webster]
- The conduct of the state, the administration of its affairs. --Ld. Brougham. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Skillful guidance or management; generalship. [1913 Webster]
- Conduct of armies is a prince's art. --Waller. [1913 Webster]
- Attacked the Spaniards . . . with great impetuosity, but with so little conduct, that his forces were totally routed. --Robertson. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Convoy; escort; guard; guide. [Archaic] [1913 Webster]
- I will be your conduct. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
- In my conduct shall your ladies come. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. That which carries or conveys anything; a channel; a conduit; an instrument. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Although thou hast been conduct of my shame. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 5. The manner of guiding or carrying one's self; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior. [1913 Webster]
- All these difficulties were increased by the conduct of Shrewsbury. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- What in the conduct of our life appears So well designed, so luckily begun, But when we have our wish, we wish undone? --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 6. Plot; action; construction; manner of development. [1913 Webster]
- The book of Job, in conduct and diction. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 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; carriage; deportment; demeanor; bearing; management; guidance. See Behavior. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Conduct'
From: GCIDE
- Conduct \Con*duct"\, v. i.
- 1. To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To conduct one's self; to behave. [U. S.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Conduct'
From: GCIDE
- Conduct \Con*duct"\ (k[o^]n*d[u^]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conducted; p. pr. & vb. n. Conducting.] [See Conduct, n.]
- 1. To lead, or guide; to escort; to attend. [1913 Webster]
- I can conduct you, lady, to a low But loyal cottage, where you may be safe. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To lead, as a commander; to direct; to manage; to carry on; as, to conduct the affairs of a kingdom. [1913 Webster]
- Little skilled in the art of conducting a siege. --Prescott. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To behave; -- with the reflexive; as, he conducted himself well. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Physics) To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit, as heat, light, electricity, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Mus.) To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'conduct'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accomplish,
- accomplishment,
- achievement,
- acquit,
- act,
- action,
- actions,
- activity,
- acts,
- address,
- administer,
- administration,
- affectation,
- agency,
- air,
- arrange,
- attend,
- attitude,
- authority,
- be responsible for,
- bear,
- bearing,
- behave,
- behavior,
- behavior pattern,
- behavioral norm,
- behavioral science,
- bring,
- call the signals,
- canalize,
- captain,
- care,
- carriage,
- carry,
- carry on,
- carry out,
- carry through,
- channel,
- channelize,
- chaperon,
- charge,
- command,
- commission,
- companion,
- company,
- complete,
- completion,
- comport,
- comportment,
- conduct to,
- control,
- convey,
- convoy,
- cope with,
- culture pattern,
- custom,
- deal with,
- demean,
- demeanor,
- deport,
- deportment,
- direct,
- direct to,
- direction,
- discharge,
- dispatch,
- dispose of,
- do,
- doing,
- doings,
- drive,
- driving,
- effectuation,
- employ,
- enact,
- enactment,
- engage in,
- engineer,
- escort,
- esquire,
- execute,
- execution,
- exercise,
- fly,
- folkway,
- follow,
- freight,
- functioning,
- funnel,
- gestures,
- go in for,
- go on,
- goings-on,
- govern,
- governance,
- government,
- guard,
- guidance,
- guide,
- guise,
- handle,
- handling,
- head,
- head up,
- husbandry,
- implementation,
- intendance,
- keep,
- keep up,
- lead,
- lead on,
- lead to,
- leadership,
- leading,
- lift,
- lug,
- maintien,
- make,
- make go,
- make the rules,
- manage,
- management,
- managery,
- managing,
- maneuver,
- manhandle,
- manipulate,
- manipulation,
- manner,
- manners,
- marshal,
- mastermind,
- method,
- methodology,
- methods,
- mien,
- modus vivendi,
- motions,
- movements,
- moves,
- observable behavior,
- occupation,
- officer,
- operancy,
- operate,
- operation,
- ordain,
- order,
- ordering,
- oversee,
- pack,
- pattern,
- perform,
- perform on,
- performance,
- performing,
- perpetration,
- pilot,
- pilotage,
- pipe,
- play,
- point out to,
- point the way,
- poise,
- port,
- pose,
- posture,
- practice,
- praxis,
- prescribe,
- presence,
- procedure,
- proceeding,
- prosecute,
- pull the strings,
- pursue,
- put right,
- put through,
- quarterback,
- quit,
- regulate,
- regulation,
- remove,
- responsibility,
- route,
- rule,
- run,
- running,
- see,
- see to,
- separate,
- set right,
- set straight,
- shepherd,
- show,
- show the way,
- siphon,
- skipper,
- social science,
- specialize in,
- squire,
- stance,
- steer,
- steerage,
- steering,
- style,
- superintendence,
- superintendency,
- supervise,
- supervision,
- tackle,
- tactics,
- take,
- take away,
- take care of,
- take command,
- take on,
- take out,
- take the lead,
- take to,
- take up,
- the conn,
- the helm,
- the wheel,
- tone,
- tote,
- traject,
- transact,
- transaction,
- transmit,
- transport,
- trench,
- undertake,
- use,
- usher,
- waft,
- wage,
- wait on,
- way,
- way of life,
- ways,
- whisk,
- wield the baton,
- wing,
- withdraw,
- work,
- work at,
- working,
- workings
Words containing 'Conduct'
- Conductance,
- Conducted,
- Conductibility,
- Conductible,
- Conducting,
- Conduction,
- Conductive,
- Conductivity,
- Conduct money,
- Thermal conductivity,
- code of conduct,
- conductance unit,
- conducting wire,
- conduction anaesthesia,
- conduction anesthesia,
- conduction aphasia,
- conduction deafness,
- disorderly conduct,
- electrical conduction,
- external conductivity,
- safe conduct,
- wrongful conduct,
- Safe-conduct,
- conductive hearing loss,
- distinguished conduct medal,
- non-conducting,
- well-conducted