Conduct \Con*duct"\, v. i.

1. To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.

2. To conduct one's self; to behave. [U. S.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Conduct \Con"duct\ (k[o^]n"d[u^]kt), n. [LL. conductus defense, escort, fr. L. conductus, p. p. of conducere. See Conduce, and cf. Conduit.]

1. The act or method of conducting; guidance; management.

Christianity has humanized the conduct of war. --Paley.

The conduct of the state, the administration of its affairs. --Ld. Brougham.

2. Skillful guidance or management; generalship.

Conduct of armies is a prince's art. --Waller.

Attacked the Spaniards . . . with great impetuosity, but with so little conduct, that his forces were totally routed. --Robertson.

3. Convoy; escort; guard; guide. [Archaic]

I will be your conduct. --B. Jonson.

In my conduct shall your ladies come. --Shak.

4. That which carries or conveys anything; a channel; a conduit; an instrument. [Obs.]

Although thou hast been conduct of my shame. --Shak.

5. The manner of guiding or carrying one's self; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior.

All these difficulties were increased by the conduct of Shrewsbury. --Macaulay.

What in the conduct of our life appears So well designed, so luckily begun, But when we have our wish, we wish undone? --Dryden.

6. Plot; action; construction; manner of development.

The book of Job, in conduct and diction. --Macaulay.

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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.

I can conduct you, lady, to a low But loyal cottage, where you may be safe. --Milton.

2. To lead, as a commander; to direct; to manage; to carry on; as, to conduct the affairs of a kingdom.

Little skilled in the art of conducting a siege. --Prescott.

3. To behave; -- with the reflexive; as, he conducted himself well.

4. (Physics) To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit, as heat, light, electricity, etc.

5. (Mus.) To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)