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| 1. | [ verb ] direct the course of; manage or control | |
| Synonyms: | carry_on carry_out deal | |
| Examples: | "You cannot conduct business like this" |
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| Related terms: | manage officiate racketeer transaction hand conducting | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (music,performing arts) lead musicians in the performance of | |
| Synonyms: | lead direct | |
| Examples: | "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor" "she cannot conduct modern pieces" |
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| Related terms: | perform perform music conducting | |
| 3. | [ verb ] lead, as in the performance of a composition | |
| Synonyms: | lead direct | |
| Examples: | "conduct an orchestra Bairenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years" |
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| Related terms: | perform music conducting | |
| 4. | [ noun ] manner of acting or conducting yourself | |
| Synonyms: | behavior doings behaviour | |
| Related terms: | activity discourtesy dirty_tricks dirty_pool aggression behave | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people | |
| Synonyms: | behavior demeanor behaviour deportment demeanour | |
| Related terms: | trait manner manners propriety impropriety swashbuckling citizenship behave | |
| 6. | [ verb ] take somebody somewhere | |
| Synonyms: | take lead guide direct | |
| Examples: | "We lead him to our chief" "can you take me to the main entrance?" "He conducted us to the palace" |
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| Related terms: | mislead usher beacon hand leader usher | |
| 7. | [ verb ] behave in a certain manner | |
| Synonyms: | behave carry deport comport bear acquit | |
| Examples: | "She carried herself well" "he bore himself with dignity" "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" |
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| Related terms: | act hold deal assert fluster walk_around pose hold behavior demeanor bearing | |
| 8. | [ verb ] transmit or serve as the medium for transmission, as of sounds or images | |
| Synonyms: | carry transmit channel convey | |
| Examples: | "Sound carries well over water" "The airwaves carry the sound" "Many metals conduct heat" |
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| Related terms: | bring retransmit bring_in pipe_in wash_up carry carry conduction transmission conductor carry carrier_wave conductor | |
| Similar spelling: |
conductor conducted conductive conduction conducting conduce Condict conducive Counts contact countess |
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