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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONDUCT, n. [L., to lead. See Duke.]
1. Literally, the act of leading; guidance; command. So Waller has used it.
Conduct of armies is a princes art.
2. The act of convoying, or guarding; guidance or brining along under protection.
3. Guard on the way; convoy; escort.
[These senses are now unusual, though not improper.]
4. In a general sense, personal behavior; course of actions; deportment; applicable equally to a good or a bad course of actions; as laudable conduct; detestable conduct. The word seems originally to have been followed with life, actions, affairs, or other term; as the conduct of life; the conduct of actions; that is, the leading along of life or actions.
Young men in the conduct and manage of actions embrace more than they can hold.
What in the conduct of our life appears.
But by custom, conduct alone is now used to express the idea of behavior or course of life and manners.
5. Exact behavior; regular life. [Unusual.]
6. Management; mode of carrying on.
Christianity has humanized the conduct of war.
7. The title of two clergymen appointed to read prayers at Eton College in England.
CONDUCT, v.t.
1. To lead; to bring along; to guide; to accompany and show the way.
And Judah came to Gilgal--to conduct the king over Jordan. 1 Samuel 19.
2. To lead; to direct or point out the way.
The precepts of Christ will conduct us to happiness.
3. To lead; to usher in; to introduce; to attend in civility.
Pray receive them nobly, and conduct them into our presence.
4. To give a direction to; to manage; applied to things; as, the farmer conducts his affairs with prudence.
5. To lead, as a commander; to direct; to govern; to command; as, to conduct an army or a division of troops.
6. With the reciprocal pronoun, to conduct ones self, is to behave. Hence, by a customary omission of the pronoun, to conduct, in an intransitive sense, is to behave; to direct personal actions. [See the Noun.]
7. To escort; to accompany and protect on the way.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: manner of acting or controlling yourself [syn: behavior, behaviour, conduct, doings]
2: (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people [syn: demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment] v
1: direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this" [syn: conduct, carry on, deal]
2: lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years" [syn: conduct, lead, direct]
3: 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]
4: 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]
5: 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]
6: lead musicians in the performance of; "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces"

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin conductus, from Latin conducere Date: 15th century 1. obsolete escort, guide 2. the act, manner, or process of carrying on ; management <praised for his conduct of the campaign> 3. a mode or standard of personal behavior especially as based on moral principles <questionable conduct> II. verb Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to bring by or as if by leading ; guide <conduct tourists through a museum> 2. a. to lead from a position of command <conduct a siege> <conduct a class> b. to direct or take part in the operation or management of <conduct an experiment> <conduct a business> <conduct an investigation> c. to direct the performance of <conduct an orchestra> <conduct an opera> 3. a. to convey in a channel b. to act as a medium for conveying or transmitting 4. to cause (oneself) to act or behave in a particular and especially in a controlled manner intransitive verb 1. of a road or passage to show the way ; lead 2. a. to act as leader or director b. to have the quality of transmitting light, heat, sound, or electricity • conductibility noun • conductible adjective Synonyms: conduct, manage, control, direct mean to use one's powers to lead, guide, or dominate. conduct implies taking responsibility for the acts and achievements of a group <conducted negotiations>. manage implies direct handling and manipulating or maneuvering toward a desired result <manages a meat market>. control implies a regulating or restraining in order to keep within bounds or on a course <controlling his appetite>. direct implies constant guiding and regulating so as to achieve smooth operation <directs the store's day-to-day business>. Synonym: see in addition behave.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 behaviour (esp. in its moral aspect). 2 the action or manner of directing or managing (business, war, etc.). 3 Art mode of treatment, execution. 4 leading, guidance. --v. 1 tr. lead or guide (a person or persons). 2 tr. direct or manage (business etc.). 3 tr. (also absol.) be the conductor of (an orchestra, choir, etc.). 4 tr. Physics transmit (heat, electricity, etc.) by conduction. 5 refl. behave (conducted himself appropriately). Phrases and idioms: conducted tour a tour led by a guide on a fixed itinerary. conduct sheet a record of a person's offences and punishments. Derivatives: conductible adj. conductibility n. Etymology: ME f. L conductus (as com-, ducere duct- lead): (v.) f. OF conduite past part. of conduire

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Conduct 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.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. 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 hast been conduct of my shame. --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; carriage; deportment; demeanor; bearing; management; guidance. See Behavior.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. 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) To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit, as heat, light, electricity, etc. 5. (Mus.) To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(conducted) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When you conduct an activity or task, you organize it and carry it out. I decided to conduct an experiment... He said they were conducting a campaign against democrats across the country... = carry out VERB: V n, V n 2. The conduct of a task or activity is the way in which it is organized and carried out. Also up for discussion will be the conduct of free and fair elections... N-SING: with supp 3. If you conduct yourself in a particular way, you behave in that way. The way he conducts himself reflects on the party and will increase criticisms against him... Most people believe they conduct their private and public lives in accordance with Christian morality. VERB: V pron-refl prep/adv, V n 4. Someone's conduct is the way they behave in particular situations. He has trouble understanding that other people judge him by his conduct. = behaviour N-UNCOUNT: with supp 5. When someone conducts an orchestra or choir, they stand in front of it and direct its performance. Dennis had recently begun a successful career conducting opera in Europe... Solti will continue to conduct here and abroad... VERB: V n, V 6. If something conducts heat or electricity, it allows heat or electricity to pass through it or along it. Water conducts heat faster than air. VERB: no cont, V n

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

kon'-dukt.

See ETHICS.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Management, direction, administration, guidance, leadership. 2. Convoy, escort, guard. 3. Deportment (in general, or as a matter of habit), demeanor, carriage, bearing, manners, career, manner of life, course of life, actions, ways, mode of action. See behavior. II. v. a. 1. Lead, direct, guide, escort, convoy. 2. Command, lead, govern, preside over. 3. Manage, regulate, carry on, direct. 4. Lead (in music or ceremonial), direct, take the lead in. 5. (Phys.) Carry, transmit, propagate.

Moby Thesaurus

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