1. Direct the course of; manage or control
   "You cannot conduct business like this";
   - carry on, deal
    
2. Have the leading position, as in the performance of a composition
   "Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"; "conduct an orchestra";
   - lead, direct
    
3. Show a certain behaviour; conduct or comport oneself
   "She conducted herself with dignity";
   - act, behave, do, acquit, bear, deport, comport, carry
    
4. (music) lead musicians in the performance of
   "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces"
    
5. Accompany somebody somewhere to show them the way
   "He conducted us to the palace";
   - lead, take, direct, guide
    
6. Serve as the medium for transmission, allow movement of
   "Many metals conduct heat";
   - impart, transmit, convey, carry, channel

1. (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
   "her dignified conduct";
   - demeanor [US], demeanour [Brit, Cdn], behavior [US], behaviour [Brit, Cdn], deportment
    
2. Manner of acting or controlling yourself
   "Her strange conduct puzzled her neighbours";
   - behavior [US], behaviour [Brit, Cdn], doings

Derived forms: conducts, conducting, conducted

Type of: act, activity, bring, care, convey, deal, do, execute, handle, manage, move, perform, take, trait

Encyclopedia: Conduct