conduct
conduct Lexical Profile
conduct Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To organize and carry out a particular activity, study, or process.
"The research team will conduct a comprehensive survey of local wildlife."
To direct the performance of an orchestra, choir, or musical ensemble by means of gestures.
"She was invited to conduct the symphony orchestra for the opening night gala."
To transmit a form of energy such as heat, electricity, or sound through a medium.
"Copper is widely used in electrical wiring because it conducts electricity efficiently."
To behave in a specified way (used with a reflexive pronoun).
"All delegates are expected to conduct themselves with professionalism during the conference."
To lead or guide someone to or around a particular place.
"The curator conducted the visiting scholars through the private archive."
• noun
The manner in which a person behaves, especially on a particular occasion or in a specific context.
"The student was praised for her exemplary conduct during the school assembly."
The manner in which an organization, project, or activity is managed and directed.
"An independent committee reviewed the conduct of the municipal election."
Word Nuance & Usage
"Conduct" is a stress-alternating heteronym: as a noun it is stressed on the first syllable (CON-duct), whereas as a verb it is stressed on the second syllable (con-DUCT).
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in Middle English from Old French and directly from Medieval Latin conductus ("a leading, guidance, escort"), from the past participle of Latin conducere ("to lead or bring together"), formed from com- ("together") and ducere ("to lead").