The difference between Conduct and Convey
When used as verbs, conduct means to lead, or guide, whereas convey means to move (something) from one place to another.
Conduct is also noun with the meaning: the act or method of controlling or directing.
check bellow for the other definitions of Conduct and Convey
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Conduct as a noun:
The act or method of controlling or directing
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Conduct as a noun:
Skillful guidance or management; generalship.
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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."
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Conduct as a noun (of a literary work):
Plot; action; construction; manner of development.
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Conduct as a noun (obsolete):
Convoy; escort; guard; guide.
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Conduct as a noun:
That which carries or conveys anything; a channel; a conduit; an instrument.
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Conduct as a verb (archaic, transitive):
To lead, or guide; to escort.
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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"
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Conduct as a verb (transitive):
(reflexively to conduct oneself) To behave.
Examples:
"He conducted himself well."
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Conduct as a verb (transitive):
To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.)
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Conduct as a verb (transitive, music):
To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.
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Conduct as a verb (intransitive):
To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.
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Conduct as a verb (transitive):
To carry out (something organized)
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Convey as a verb:
To move (something) from one place to another.
Examples:
"Air conveys sound. Water is conveyed through the pipe."
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Convey as a verb (dated):
To take or carry (someone) from one place to another.
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Convey as a verb:
To communicate; to make known; to portray.
Examples:
"to convey an impression; to convey information"
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Convey as a verb (legal):
To transfer legal rights (to).
Examples:
"He conveyed ownership of the company to his daughter."
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Convey as a verb (obsolete):
To manage with privacy; to carry out.
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Convey as a verb (obsolete):
To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve.
Compare words:
Compare with synonyms and related words:
- conduct vs control
- conduct vs guidance
- conduct vs management
- bearing vs conduct
- behavior vs conduct
- behaviour vs conduct
- conduct vs deportment
- conduct vs demeanor
- conduct vs demeanour
- action vs conduct
- conduct vs plot
- conduct vs storyline
- accompany vs conduct
- conduct vs escort
- conduct vs guide
- conduct vs lead
- conduct vs steer
- belead vs conduct
- conduct vs direct
- conduct vs lead
- conduct vs manage
- conduct vs oversee
- conduct vs run
- conduct vs supervise
- belead vs conduct
- act vs conduct
- behave vs conduct
- carry on vs conduct
- carry vs conduct
- conduct vs convey
- conduct vs transmit
- carry vs convey
- convey vs transport
- accompany vs convey
- conduct vs convey
- convey vs escort
- convey vs express
- convey vs send
- convey vs relay