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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