1. To direct the course of; manage or control. 2. To lead or guide. See synonyms at accompany. 3.Music To lead (an orchestra, for example). 4. To serve as a medium for conveying; transmit: Some metals conduct heat.5. To comport (oneself) in a specified way: She conducted herself stoically in her time of grief.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:
1. To act as a conductor. 2. To lead.
NOUN:
(kndkt)1. The way a person acts, especially from the standpoint of morality and ethics. 2. The act of directing or controlling; management. 3.Obsolete A guide; an escort.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English conducten, from Latin condcere, conduct-, to lead together. See conduce.
OTHER FORMS:
con·ducti·bili·ty —NOUN con·ducti·ble —ADJECTIVE
SYNONYMS:
conduct, direct, manage, control, steer1 These verbs mean to exercise direction over an activity: Conduct can apply to the guidance, authority, and responsibility of a single person: The chairperson conducted the hearing. It can also refer to the coordinated actions of a group: The elections were conducted fairly.Direct stresses regulation to assure proper planning and implementation: The seasoned politician directed a brilliant political campaign.Manage suggests the manipulation of a person, a group, or, often, a complex organization: It takes skill to manage a hotel.Control stresses regulation through restraint and also connotes domination: Our vice-president controls the firm's personnel policies.Steer suggests guidance that controls direction or course: I deftly steered the conversation away from politics. See also synonyms at accompany, behavior.
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)1. The way a person acts, especially from the standpoint of morality and ethics. 2. The act of directing or controlling; management. 3. Obsolete A guide; an escort. 
cere, conduct-, to lead together. See conduce.
