Conduct Definition
kən-dŭkt
conducted, conducting, conducts
verb
conducted, conducting, conducts
To show the way to; lead; guide; escort.
Webster's New World
To manage, control, or direct.
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To be the leader of; direct (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
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To be or mark the way; lead.
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To act as a conductor.
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noun
conducts
The act of leading; guidance.
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The process or way of managing or directing; management; handling.
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The way that one acts; behavior; deportment.
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An escort; convoy.
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(of a literary work) Plot; action; construction; manner of development.
Wiktionary
Origin of Conduct
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From Late Latin conductus (“defense, escort”), from Latin conductus, perfect passive participle of condūcō (“bring together”); see also conduce and conduit.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English conducten from Latin condūcere conduct- to lead together conduce
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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