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conduct

noun

1 conduct

Manner of acting or controlling yourself.

synonyms: behavior, behaviour, doings.

Roget 693: direction; management, managery; government, gubernation, conduct, legislation, regulation, guidance; bossism [U.S.]; legislature; steerage, pilotage; ... show more

Dutch: gedrag
Polish: zachowanie się

2 conduct

behavioral attributes The way a person behaves toward other people.

synonyms: behavior, behaviour, demeanor, demeanour, deportment.

Roget 692: conduct [actions of an individual agent]; behavior; deportment, comportment; carriage, maintien, demeanor, guise, bearing, manner, observance.    dealing, ... show more

Dutch: houding, gedragingen, gedragswijze, gedrag
Polish: obejście, styl bycia, sposób bycia, zachowanie, styl

verb

1 conduct

Direct the course of; manage or control:
— You cannot conduct business like this.

synonyms: carry on, deal.

Roget 692: transact [cause to occur], execute; despatch, dispatch; proceed with, discharge; carry on, carry through, carry out, carry into effect, put into effect; work out; go through, ... show more

2 conduct

Lead, as in the performance of a composition:
— Conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years.

synonyms: direct, lead.

Dutch: voorlopen, vooroplopen

3 conduct

Behave in a certain manner:
— They conducted themselves well during these difficult times.

synonyms: acquit, bear, behave, carry, comport, deport.

4 conduct

Take somebody somewhere:
— He conducted us to the palace.

synonyms: direct, guide, lead, take.

Roget 693: direct, manage, govern, conduct; order, prescribe, cut out work for; bead, lead; lead the way, show the way; take the lead, lead on; regulate, ... show more

Dutch: leiden, voeren

5 conduct

Transmit or serve as the medium for transmission:
— Many metals conduct heat.

synonyms: carry, channel, convey, impart, transmit.

Roget 270: transfer, transmit, transport, transplace, transplant, translocate; convey, carry, bear, fetch and carry; carry over, ferry over; hand pass, forward; ... show more

Dutch: overdragen

6 conduct

Lead musicians in the performance of.

Dutch: dirigeren


Moby thesaurus: accomplish, accomplishment, achievement, acquit, act, action, actions, activity, acts, address, administer, administration, affectation, agency, air, arrange, attend, attitude, authority, be responsible for ... show more.

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