conduct

noun

Behaviour; the manner of behaving.

The act or method of controlling or directing.

Skillful guidance or management.

(obsolete) Convoy; escort; person who accompanies another.

(archaic) Something which carries or conveys anything; a channel; an instrument; a conduit.

(Anglicanism, obsolete outside fixed titles) A priest hired to hold services without secure title; now a chaplain.

(of a literary work) Plot.

verb

(transitive) To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)

(transitive, reflexive) To behave.

(transitive) To carry out (something organized)

(transitive) To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.)

(transitive, music) To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.

(intransitive) To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.

(archaic, transitive) To lead, or guide; to escort.

Roots

duco-duct · Latin · lead

Synonyms for conduct

deportmentn behaviorn behavev demeanorn comportv doingsn leadv comportmentn carryv performv undertakev guiden mannern takev directadj overseev supervisev actionsn governv

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Where does conduct come from?

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