conduct.
The act or method of controlling or directing.
Meaning & usage
The act or method of controlling or directing.
Skillful guidance or management.
Behaviour; the manner of behaving.
Good conduct will be rewarded and likewise poor conduct will be punished.
Plot.
Convoy; escort; person who accompanies another.
Something which carries or conveys anything; a channel; an instrument; a conduit.
A priest hired to hold services without secure title; now a chaplain.
Where this word comes from
From Late Latin conductus (“defense, escort”), from Latin conductus, perfect passive participle of condūcō (“bring together”); see also conduce. Displaced native Old English þēaw. Doublet of conduit.
To lead, or guide; to escort.
To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)
The commander conducted thousands of troops.
to conduct the affairs of a kingdom
To behave.
He conducted himself well.
To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.)
To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.
To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.
To carry out (something organized)
Where this word comes from
From Late Latin conductus (“defense, escort”), from Latin conductus, perfect passive participle of condūcō (“bring together”); see also conduce. Displaced native Old English þēaw. Doublet of conduit.
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