Conduct
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[Obs.] [1913 Webster] Although thou hast been conduct of my shame. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 5. The manner of guiding or carrying one's self; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior. [1913 Webster] All these difficulties were increased by the conduct of Shrewsbury. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] What in the conduct of our life appears So well designed, so luckily begun, But when we have our wish, we wish undone? --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 6. Plot; action; construction; manner of development. [1913 Webster] The book of Job, in conduct and diction. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] Conduct money (Naut.), a portion of a seaman's wages retained till the end of his engagement, and paid over only if his conduct has been satisfactory. Syn: Behavior; carriage; deportment; demeanor; bearing; management; guidance. See Behavior. [1913 Webster] Conduct \Con*duct"\ (k[o^]n*d[u^]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conducted; p. pr. & vb. n. Conducting.] [See Conduct, n.] 1. To lead, or guide; to escort; to attend. [1913 Webster] I can conduct you, lady, to a low But loyal cottage, where you may be safe. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To lead, as a commander; to direct; to manage; to carry on; as, to conduct the affairs of a kingdom. [1913 Webster] Little skilled in the art of conducting a siege. --Prescott. [1913 Webster] 3. To behave; -- with the reflexive; as, he conducted himself well. [1913 Webster] 4. (Physics) To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit, as heat, light, electricity, etc. [1913 Webster] 5. (Mus.) To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition. [1913 Webster] Conduct \Con*duct"\, v. i. 1. To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry. [1913 Webster] 2. To conduct one's self; to behave. [U. S.] [1913 Webster]  conduct n 1: manner of acting or controlling yourself [syn: behavior, behaviour, conduct, doings] 2: (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people [syn: demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment] v 1: direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this" [syn: conduct, carry on, deal] 2: lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years" [syn: conduct, lead, direct] 3: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" [syn: behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry] 4: take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" [syn: lead, take, direct, conduct, guide] 5: transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat" [syn: impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel] 6: lead musicians in the performance of; "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces"  conduct [kɔndʌkt] dirigieren; führen; Gebaren; leiten; verhalten  conduct [kɔndʌkt] guider; régler aboutir; conduire; diriger; mener procédé  conduct igazgatás magatartás magaviselet vezetés viselkedés életvitel  conduct condurre, guidare condotta conduct comportarsi, condursi  conduct [kɔndʌkt] ducere  conduct [kɔndʌkt] conduzir, dirigir, guiar conduzir, guiar, levar comportamento, conduta, procedimento  conduct [kɔndʌkt] guiar conducir; dirigir  conduct [kɔndʌkt] föra beteende; uppförande  conduct [kɔndʌkt] arwain  CONDUCT, law of nations. This term is used in the phrase safe conduct, to signify the security given, by authority of the government, under the great seal, to a stranger, for his quietly coming into and passing out of the territories over which it has jurisdiction. A safe conduct differs from a passport; the former is given to enemies, the latter to friends or citizens.  conduct Gebaren n; Handlungsweise f conduct ableiten; erden [electr.] conduct dirigieren; führen; leiten conduct sich betragen; sich benehmen; sich verhalten vr conduct leiten  249 Moby Thesaurus words for "conduct": accomplish, accomplishment, achievement, acquit, act, action, actions, activity, acts, address, administer, administration, affectation, agency, air, arrange, attend, attitude, authority, be responsible for, bear, bearing, behave, behavior, behavior pattern, behavioral norm, behavioral science, bring, call the signals, canalize, captain, care, carriage, carry, carry on, carry out, carry through, channel, channelize, chaperon, charge, command, commission, companion, company, complete, completion, comport, comportment, conduct to, control, convey, convoy, cope with, culture pattern, custom, deal with, demean, demeanor, deport, deportment, direct, direct to, direction, discharge, dispatch, dispose of, do, doing, doings, drive, driving, effectuation, employ, enact, enactment, engage in, engineer, escort, esquire, execute, execution, exercise, fly, folkway, follow, freight, functioning, funnel, gestures, go in for, go on, goings-on, govern, governance, government, guard, guidance, guide, guise, handle, handling, head, head up, husbandry, implementation, intendance, keep, keep up, lead, lead on, lead to, leadership, leading, lift, lug, maintien, make, make go, make the rules, manage, management, managery, managing, maneuver, manhandle, manipulate, manipulation, manner, manners, marshal, mastermind, method, methodology, methods, mien, modus vivendi, motions, movements, moves, observable behavior, occupation, officer, operancy, operate, operation, ordain, order, ordering, oversee, pack, pattern, perform, perform on, performance, performing, perpetration, pilot, pilotage, pipe, play, point out to, point the way, poise, port, pose, posture, practice, praxis, prescribe, presence, procedure, proceeding, prosecute, pull the strings, pursue, put right, put through, quarterback, quit, regulate, regulation, remove, responsibility, route, rule, run, running, see, see to, separate, set right, set straight, shepherd, show, show the way, siphon, skipper, social science, specialize in, squire, stance, steer, steerage, steering, style, superintendence, superintendency, supervise, supervision, tackle, tactics, take, take away, take care of, take command, take on, take out, take the lead, take to, take up, the conn, the helm, the wheel, tone, tote, traject, transact, transaction, transmit, transport, trench, undertake, use, usher, waft, wage, wait on, way, way of life, ways, whisk, wield the baton, wing, withdraw, work, work at, working, workings Conduct related |
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