conducteth

Verb

conduct (third-person singular simple present conducts, present participle conducting, simple past and past participle conducted)

1. (archaic, transitive) To lead, or guide; to escort.
   • I can conduct you, lady, to a low / But loyal cottage, where you may be safe.1634 October 9 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), [John Milton], edited by H[enry] Lawes, A Maske Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634: […] [Comus], London: […] [Augustine Matthews] for Hvmphrey...

   Synonyms:

   accompany, escort, guide, lead, steer, belead

2. (transitive) To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)
   • The commander conducted thousands of troops.

   Synonyms:

   direct, lead, manage, oversee, run, supervise, transact, belead

3. (reflexive, transitive) To behave.
   • He conducted himself well.

   Synonyms:

   act, behave, carry on

4. (transitive) To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.)
   • Water and many other liquids do not conduct heat well. Wildland fuels in general, wood, and wood products conduct heat slowly, and so do soil and rocks.1975, Clive M. Countryman, Heat-Its Role in Wildland Fire, Part 2

   Synonyms:

   carry, convey, transmit

5. (transitive) To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.
   • For a while, Walter Pohlmann, a well-known German conductor, conducted the orchestra in Compound 3. Later, Willi Mets, who had conducted the world-renowned Leipzig Symphony Orchestra, conducted the Compound 3 orchestra.2006, Michael R. Waters, Mark Long, William Dickens, Lone Star Stalag: German Prisoners of War at Camp Hearne
6. (intransitive) To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.

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