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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: conduct n 1: manner of acting or conducting oneself [syn: {behavior}, {behaviour}] 2: behavioral attributes [syn: {demeanor}, {demeanour}, {behavior}, {behaviour}, {deportment}] v 1: direct the course of manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this" [syn: {carry out}, {carry on}, {deal}] 2: lead; "conduct an orchestra" [syn: {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}, {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}, {guide}] 5: transmit or serve as the medium for transmission, as of sounds or images; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat" [syn: {transmit}, {convey}, {carry}, {channel}]
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