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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]:
conducting
n 1: the way of administering a business
2: the direction of an orchestra or choir; "he does not use a
baton for conducting"
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