See Also: rathe(1)(dictionary)
rathe(2)(dictionary)
rathe(3)(dictionary)

conduct (iou) and rathe(2) (iou)


conduct (iou)



conduct verb. Pa. t. & pple conducted, conduct. Orig. conduit. See also CONDUIT verb. LME.
[Old & mod. French conduite pa. pple of conduire from Latin conducere CONDUCE, assim. to Latin conductus: see CONDUCT noun1.]
I.
verb trans. Lead, guide (lit. & fig.); escort. LME.
conducted tour: led by a guide on a fixed itinerary.
P. Mortimer He conducted me round the factory.
b. verb intrans. Lead to, conduce to. M19.
R. Firbank An elm-lined lane that conducted to the farmyard gates.
a. verb trans. Direct, be the commander of (an army, siege, etc.). arch. LME.
b. verb trans. Manage, carry on (a business, transaction, process, etc.); preside over (a meeting etc.). M17.
E. Bowen She saw him conducting a funeral..leaning..over the yawn of the grave to scatter his handful of earth. P. G. Wodehouse You can't conduct a delicate negotiation like this over the telephone. D. Adams The greatest experiment ever conductedto find..the Ultimate Answer of Life, the Universe, and Everything.
c. verb trans. & intrans. Act as conductor of (an orchestra, choir, musical performance, etc.). L18.
a. verb trans. Convey, serve as a channel for (fluids etc.). LME.
H. Martineau Air would be conducted into the recesses of the groves.
b. verb trans. & intrans. Transmit (heat, electricity, etc.) by conduction; be a conductor of heat or electricity. M18.
verb trans. = CONDUCE verb 2. L15-M16.
verb refl. Behave oneself in a specified way. E18.
II. See CONDUIT verb.
conducting verbal noun the action of the verb; esp. the directing of an orchestra by a conductor: L15.
conducting ppl adjective that conducts; esp. = CONDUCTIVE adjective 2: M17.

rathe(2) (iou)



rathe adverb. Now poet. & dial. Compar. RATHER adverb. Superl. rathest.

Quickly, rapidly; esp. without delay, promptly. OE-M17.
Early; before the fitting, usual, or natural time. Now only, early in the morning or day. ME.