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conduct
verb
to
plan
,
organize
,
and
carry
out
an
activity
such
as
a
study
,
investigation
,
or
meeting
•
The
professor
conducted
a
survey
to
learn
about
students'
study
habits
.
The
professor
conducted
a
survey
to
learn
about
students'
study
habits
.
•
Engineers
will
conduct
tests
on
the
bridge
before
it
opens
to
traffic
.
Engineers
will
conduct
tests
on
the
bridge
before
it
opens
to
traffic
.
From
Middle
English
‘
conducten
’,
from
Latin
‘
conducere
’
meaning
‘
to
lead
together
’.
Over
time
,
the
sense
of
leading
or
guiding
broadened
to
organizing
or
carrying
out
an
activity
.
verb
to
direct
a
group
of
musicians
or
singers
so
that
they
perform
together
•
The
maestro
raised
his
baton
and
conducted
the
orchestra
through
the
symphony
.
The
maestro
raised
his
baton
and
conducted
the
orchestra
through
the
symphony
.
•
She
dreams
of
conducting
a
world-famous
orchestra
someday
.
She
dreams
of
conducting
a
world-famous
orchestra
someday
.
This
sense
comes
from
the
idea
of
‘
leading
together
’
musicians
,
first
recorded
in
the
17th
century
.
verb
(
of
a
material
)
to
allow
electricity
,
heat
,
or
sound
to
pass
through
it
•
Copper
conducts
electricity
better
than
most
metals
.
Copper
conducts
electricity
better
than
most
metals
.
•
Because
rubber
does
not
conduct
heat
well
,
it
is
used
for
pot
handles
.
Because
rubber
does
not
conduct
heat
well
,
it
is
used
for
pot
handles
.
Adopted
into
scientific
language
in
the
18th
century
as
experiments
in
electricity
and
heat
required
a
term
for
‘
carrying
’
energy
through
a
substance
.