| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | con·duct |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  k n-d kt |
| VERB: | Inflected forms: con·duct·ed, con·duct·ing, con·ducts
| | TRANSITIVE VERB: | 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: | (k ndkt )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 cond cere, 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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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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