The difference between Behave and Conduct

When used as verbs, behave means to conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way, whereas conduct means to lead, or guide.

Conduct is also noun with the meaning: the act or method of controlling or directing.

check bellow for the other definitions of Behave and Conduct

Behave as a verb (reflexive):

To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way.

Examples:

"You need to behave yourself, young lady."
Behave as a verb (intransitive):

To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner;

Examples:

"He behaves like a child whenever she's around."

"How did the students behave while I was gone?"

"My laptop has been behaving erratically ever since you borrowed it."
Behave as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

To conduct, manage, regulate (something).
Behave as a verb (intransitive):

To act in a polite or proper way.

Examples:

"His mother threatened to spank him if he didn't behave."

Conduct as a noun:

The act or method of controlling or directing
Conduct as a noun:

Skillful guidance or management; generalship.
Conduct as a noun:

The manner of guiding or carrying oneself; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior.

Examples:

"Good conduct will be rewarded and likewise poor conduct will be punished."
Conduct as a noun (of a literary work):

Plot; action; construction; manner of development.
Conduct as a noun (obsolete):

Convoy; escort; guard; guide.
Conduct as a noun:

That which carries or conveys anything; a channel; a conduit; an instrument.

Conduct as a verb (archaic, transitive):

To lead, or guide; to escort.
Conduct as a verb (transitive):

To lead; to direct; to manage

Examples:

"The commander conducted thousands of troops."

"to conduct the affairs of a kingdom"
Conduct as a verb (transitive):

(reflexively to conduct oneself) To behave.

Examples:

"He conducted himself well."
Conduct as a verb (transitive):

To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.)
Conduct as a verb (transitive, music):

To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.
Conduct as a verb (intransitive):

To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.
Conduct as a verb (transitive):

To carry out (something organized)