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  2  definitions  found 
 
  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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