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Definitions for Conduct

[1] personal behavior; way of acting; bearing or deportment.
[2] direction or management; execution: the conduct of a business.
[3] the act of conducting; guidance; escort: The curator's conduct through the museum was informative.
[4] Obsolete . a guide; an escort.
[5] to behave or manage (oneself): He conducted himself well.
[6] to direct in action or course; manage; carry on: to conduct a meeting; to conduct a test.
[7] to direct (an orchestra, chorus, etc.) as leader.
[8] to lead or guide; escort: to conduct a tour.
[9] to serve as a channel or medium for (heat, electricity, sound, etc.): Copper conducts electricity.
[10] to lead.
[11] to act as conductor, or leader of a musical group, by communicating to the performers by motions of a baton or the hands his or her interpretation of the music.
[12] the manner in which a person behaves; behaviour
[13] the way of managing a business, affair, etc; handling
[14] rare the act of guiding or leading
[15] rare a guide or leader
[16] (tr) to accompany and guide (people, a party, etc) (esp in the phrase conducted tour )
[17] (tr) to lead or direct (affairs, business, etc); control
[18] (tr) to do or carry out conduct a survey
[19] (tr) to behave or manage (oneself) the child conducted himself well
[20] to control or guide (an orchestra, choir, etc) by the movements of the hands or a baton Also (esp US): direct
[21] to transmit (heat, electricity, etc) metals conduct heat

Words related to Conduct

management, strategy, charge, handling, treatment, manipulation, policy, transaction, oversight, plan, attitude, manner, stance, control, organize, run, attend, oversee, manage, regulate

Words nearby Conduct

condor, condorcet, condottiere, conduce, conducive, conduct, conduct disorder, conductance, conductimetry, conducting tissue, conductiometric titration

Origin of Conduct

1250–1300; late Middle English < Medieval Latin conductus escort, noun use of Latin conductus (past participle of condūcere to conduce), equivalent to con- con- + duc- lead + -tus past participle suffix; replacing Middle English conduyt(e ) < Anglo-French < Latin as above; see conduit

Other words from Conduct

con·duct·i·ble , adjective
con·duct·i·bil·i·ty , noun
non·con·duc·ti·bil·i·ty , noun
non·con·duc·ti·ble , adjective
pre·con·duct , verb (used with object)
re·con·duct , verb (used with object)
un·con·duct·ed , adjective
un·con·duct·i·ble , adjective
well-con·duct·ed , adjective
con•duc′ tive adj.

Word origin for Conduct

C15: from Medieval Latin conductus escorted, from Latin: drawn together, from condūcere to conduce

Synonyms for Conduct

charge, handling, management, manipulation, oversight, plan, policy, strategy, transaction, treatment, care, channels, control, direction, execution, guidance, leadership, organization, posture, regimen, regulation, rule, running, superintendence, supervision, tactics, wielding, carrying on, intendance, red tape