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Conduct   /kəndˈəkt/  /kˈɑndəkt/   Listen
Conduct

noun
1.
Manner of acting or controlling yourself.  Synonyms: behavior, behaviour, doings.
2.
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people.  Synonyms: behavior, behaviour, demeanor, demeanour, deportment.
verb
(past & past part. conducted; pres. part. conducting)
1.
Direct the course of; manage or control.  Synonyms: carry on, deal.
2.
Lead, as in the performance of a composition.  Synonyms: direct, lead.
3.
Behave in a certain manner.  Synonyms: acquit, bear, behave, carry, comport, deport.  "He bore himself with dignity" , "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
4.
Take somebody somewhere.  Synonyms: direct, guide, lead, take.  "Can you take me to the main entrance?" , "He conducted us to the palace"
5.
Transmit or serve as the medium for transmission.  Synonyms: carry, channel, convey, impart, transmit.  "The airwaves carry the sound" , "Many metals conduct heat"
6.
Lead musicians in the performance of.  "She cannot conduct modern pieces"



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"Conduct" Quotes from Famous Books



... water waileth, E'en the human tumult faileth; Stars their silent torches light, To conduct the car of night ...
— Fringilla: Some Tales In Verse • Richard Doddridge Blackmore
... wine with her, I walked out to conduct her to her own house; but in the way we met with a severe trial. All the weans were out parading with napkins and kail-blades on sticks, rejoicing and triumphing in the glad tidings of victory. But when they saw me and Mrs Malcolm coming slowly along, they ...
— The Annals of the Parish • John Galt
... not—in the main, though a little, perhaps—because he knew that the woman whose heart he desired to win had that night stood between him and death; not, though again a little, perhaps, because she had confirmed his choice by conduct which a small man might have deprecated, but which a great man loved; but chiefly, because the events of the night had placed in his grasp two weapons by the aid of which he looked to recover all the ground he had lost—lost by his impulsive ...
— Count Hannibal - A Romance of the Court of France • Stanley J. Weyman
... backward in giving advice, but that she has mines of wealth on that subject, and that she [Tabb] must endeavour to extract from her her views on the management of a household, children, etc., and the proper conduct to be observed toward husbands and the world in general. I am sure my little son will receive many wise admonitions which he will take open-mouthed. I have received a letter from your Uncle Carter telling me of his pleasant visit to you and of his agreeable impressions ...
— Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee • Captain Robert E. Lee, His Son
... I thank you, my sister!" But Sister Angele did not listen to me. She was indignant over my conduct! There was but one thing to do; keep quiet and accept the downpour without trying to ...
— Sac-Au-Dos - 1907 • Joris Karl Huysmans


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