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1. The way of administering a business
    
2. The direction of an orchestra or choir
   "he does not use a baton for conducting"

1. Direct the course of; manage or control
   "You cannot conduct business like this"
   - carry on, deal
    
2. Lead, as in the performance of a composition
   "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
   - lead, direct
    
3. Behave in a certain manner
   "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
   - behave, acquit, bear, deport, comport, carry
    
4. Take somebody somewhere
   "He conducted us to the palace"
   - lead, take, direct, guide
    
5. Transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
   "Many metals conduct heat"
   - impart, transmit, convey, carry, channel
    
6. Lead musicians in the performance of
   "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces"

See also: conduction, conductive, conductor

Type of: act, administration, bear, bring, care, carry, convey, deal, direction, disposal, do, execute, handle, hold, manage, management, move, perform, take

Encyclopedia: Conduct