conduct

[n. kon-duhkt; v. kuh n-duhkt] /n. ˈkɒn dʌkt; v. kənˈdʌkt/

noun

personal behavior; way of acting; bearing or deportment.

direction or management; execution:

the conduct of a business.

the act of conducting; guidance; escort:

The curator's conduct through the museum was informative.

Obsolete. a guide; an escort.

verb (used with object)

to behave or manage (oneself):

He conducted himself well.

to direct in action or course; manage; carry on:

to conduct a meeting; to conduct a test.

to direct (an orchestra, chorus, etc.) as leader.

to lead or guide; escort:

to conduct a tour.

to serve as a channel or medium for (heat, electricity, sound, etc.):

Copper conducts electricity.

verb (used without object)

10.

to lead.

11.

to act as conductor, especially of a musical group.

Origin

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

Related forms

conductible, adjective

conductibility, noun

nonconductibility, noun

nonconductible, adjective

preconduct, verb (used with object)

reconduct, verb (used with object)

unconducted, adjective

unconductible, adjective

well-conducted, adjective

Synonyms

1. demeanor, comportment, actions, manners. See behavior. 2. guidance, administration. 5. deport, bear. 6. supervise, administer. 8. See guide.

Examples from the web for conduct

His infractions included conduct unbecoming an officer, using intemperate language and being drunk on duty.
So of course there has been little done in this area to conduct scientific excavations.
After taking a year of leave to conduct research, he said, he will return to the university as a professor of music.
It is important to conduct yourself professionally in all work-related communications.
They hired a consulting firm to conduct market research.
Students also reported benefiting from the campus-conduct system.
We then conduct annual third-party studies of both graduates and employers.
Candidates should have three years of teaching experience in secondary education and demonstrated ability to conduct research.
The eye has evolved to conduct two operations simultaneously.
Scientists and physicians conduct translative research.

British Dictionary definitions for conduct

conduct

noun (ˈkɒndʌkt)

the manner in which a person behaves; behaviour

the way of managing a business, affair, etc; handling

(rare) the act of guiding or leading

(rare) a guide or leader

verb (kənˈdʌkt)

(transitive) to accompany and guide (people, a party, etc) (esp in the phrase conducted tour)

(transitive) to lead or direct (affairs, business, etc); control

(transitive) to do or carry out: conduct a survey

(transitive) to behave or manage (oneself): the child conducted himself well

to control or guide (an orchestra, choir, etc) by the movements of the hands or a baton Also (esp US) direct

10.

to transmit (heat, electricity, etc): metals conduct heat

Derived Forms

conductible, adjective
conductibility, noun

Word Origin

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

Word Origin and History for conduct

early 15c., "to guide," from Latin conductus, past participle of conducere "to lead or bring together" (see conduce). Sense of "convey" is from early 15c.; that of "to direct, manage" is from 1630s; "to behave in a certain way" from c.1710; "to convey" from 1740. Related: Conducted; conducting. Earlier verb in the same sense was condyten (c.1400), related to conduit. The noun is from mid-15c., "guide" (in sauf conducte); sense of "behavior" is first recorded 1670s.

conduct in Medicine

conduct con·duct (kən-dŭkt')
v. con·duct·ed, con·duct·ing, con·ducts
To act as a medium for conveying something such as heat or electricity. n.
(kŏn'dŭkt') The way a person acts, especially from the standpoint of morality.

con·duc'tive adj.