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conduct
A	noun
	1	behavior, behaviour, conduct, doings
			manner of acting or conducting yourself
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚behavior, behaviour, conduct, doings ╚discourtesy; offense; offence; offensive activity ╚dirty tricks ╚dirty pool ╚aggression
	2	demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment
			(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚trait ╚demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment ╚manner; personal manner ╚impropriety; improperness ╚propriety; properness; correctitude ╚swashbuckling ╚citizenship ╚manners
B	verb
	1	conduct, lead, direct
			lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Bairenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
		Category Tree: perform; execute; do ╚conduct, lead, direct
	2	conduct
			lead musicians in the performance of; "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces"
		Category Tree: make; create ╚re-create ╚perform ╚conduct
	3	lead, take, direct, conduct, guide
			take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"

	4	conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel
			transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚transport; carry ╚bring; convey; take ╚conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel ╚pipe in ╚wash up
	5	conduct, carry on, deal
			direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"
		Category Tree: control; command ╚manage; deal; care; handle ╚conduct, carry on, deal ╚racketeer
	6	behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
			behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
		Category Tree: hold; carry; bear ╚behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry ╚pose; posture ╚walk around ╚deal ╚assert; put forward ╚fluster

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