Execute vs. Conduct
Execute and Conduct Definitions
Execute
To put into effect; carry out
A government that executes the decisions of the ruling party.
Conduct
To direct the course of; manage or control
A police officer who conducts traffic.
A scientist who conducts experiments.
Execute
To perform; do
Execute a U-turn.
Conduct
To lead or guide
Conducted the tourists through the museum.
Execute
To create (a work of art, for example) in accordance with a prescribed design.
Conduct
(Music) To direct the performance of (an orchestra or chorus, for example).
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Execute
To make valid, as by signing
Execute a deed.
Conduct
To serve as a medium for conveying; transmit
Some metals conduct heat.
Execute
To perform or carry out what is required by
Execute the terms of a will.
Conduct
To comport (oneself) in a specified way
The students conducted themselves with dignity throughout the ceremony.
Execute
To put to death, especially by carrying out a lawful sentence.
Conduct
To act as a director or conductor.
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Execute
(Computers) To run (a program or instruction).
Conduct
To show the way; lead.
Execute
(transitive) To kill, especially as punishment for a capital crime. Category:en:Capital punishment
There are certain states where it is lawful to execute prisoners convicted of certain crimes.
According to international treaties, it is illegal to execute prisoners of war.
Conduct
The way a person acts, especially from the standpoint of morality and ethics.
Execute
(transitive) To carry out; to put into effect.
Your orders have been executed, sir!
I'll execute your orders as soon as this meeting is adjourned.
Conduct
The act of directing or controlling; management.
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Execute
(transitive) To perform.
To execute a difficult piece of music brilliantly
To execute a turn in ballet
Conduct
(Obsolete) A guide; an escort.
Execute
To carry out, to perform an act; to put into effect or cause to become legally binding or valid (as a contract) by so doing.
To execute a contract
Conduct
The act or method of controlling or directing.
Execute
To start, launch or run
To execute a program
Conduct
Skillful guidance or management.
Execute
To run, usually successfully.
The program executed, but data problems were discovered.
Conduct
Behaviour; the manner of behaving.
Good conduct will be rewarded and likewise poor conduct will be punished.
Execute
To follow out or through to the end; to carry out into complete effect; to complete; to finish; to effect; to perform.
Why delaysHis hand to execute what his decreeFixed on this day?
Conduct
(of a literary work) Plot.
Execute
To complete, as a legal instrument; to perform what is required to give validity to, as by signing and perhaps sealing and delivering; as, to execute a deed, lease, mortgage, will, etc.
Conduct
(obsolete) Convoy; escort; person who accompanies another.
Execute
To give effect to; to do what is provided or required by; to perform the requirements or stipulations of; as, to execute a decree, judgment, writ, or process.
Conduct
(archaic) Something which carries or conveys anything; a channel; an instrument; a conduit.
Execute
To infect capital punishment on; to put to death in conformity to a legal sentence; as, to execute a traitor.
Conduct
To lead, or guide; to escort.
Execute
To put to death illegally; to kill.
Conduct
(transitive) To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)
The commander conducted thousands of troops.
To conduct the affairs of a kingdom
Execute
To perform, as a piece of music or other feat of skill, whether on an instrument or with the voice, or in any other manner requiring physical activity; as, to execute a difficult part brilliantly; to execute a coup; to execute a double play.
Conduct
To behave.
He conducted himself well.
Execute
To do one's work; to act one's part or purpose.
Conduct
(transitive) To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.)
Execute
To perform musically.
Conduct
To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.
Execute
Kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment;
In some states, criminals are executed
Conduct
(intransitive) To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.
Execute
Murder execution-style;
The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed
Conduct
(transitive) To carry out (something organized)
Execute
Put in effect;
Carry out a task
Execute the decision of the people
He actioned the operation
Conduct
The act or method of conducting; guidance; management.
Christianity has humanized the conduct of war.
The conduct of the state, the administration of its affairs.
Execute
Carry out the legalities of;
Execute a will or a deed
Conduct
Skillful guidance or management; generalship.
Conduct of armies is a prince's art.
Attacked the Spaniards . . . with great impetuosity, but with so little conduct, that his forces were totally routed.
Execute
Carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine;
Run the dishwasher
Run a new program on the Mac
The computer executed the instruction
Conduct
Convoy; escort; guard; guide.
I will be your conduct.
In my conduct shall your ladies come.
Execute
Carry out or perform an action;
John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters
The skater executed a triple pirouette
She did a little dance
Conduct
That which carries or conveys anything; a channel; a conduit; an instrument.
Although thou hast been conduct of my shame.
Execute
Sign in the presence of witnesses;
The President executed the treaty
Conduct
The manner of guiding or carrying one's self; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior.
All these difficulties were increased by the conduct of Shrewsbury.
What in the conduct of our life appearsSo well designed, so luckily begun,But when we have our wish, we wish undone?
Conduct
Plot; action; construction; manner of development.
The book of Job, in conduct and diction.
Conduct
To lead, or guide; to escort; to attend.
I can conduct you, lady, to a lowBut loyal cottage, where you may be safe.
Conduct
To lead, as a commander; to direct; to manage; to carry on; as, to conduct the affairs of a kingdom.
Little skilled in the art of conducting a siege.
Conduct
To behave; - with the reflexive; as, he conducted himself well.
Conduct
To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit, as heat, light, electricity, etc.
Conduct
To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.
Conduct
To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.
Conduct
To conduct one's self; to behave.
Conduct
Manner of acting or conducting yourself
Conduct
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
Conduct
Direct the course of; manage or control;
You cannot conduct business like this
Conduct
Lead, as in the performance of a composition;
Conduct an orchestra; Bairenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years
Conduct
Behave in a certain manner;
She carried herself well
He bore himself with dignity
They conducted themselves well during these difficult times
Conduct
Transmit or serve as the medium for transmission;
Sound carries well over water
The airwaves carry the sound
Many metals conduct heat
Conduct
Take somebody somewhere;
We lead him to our chief
Can you take me to the main entrance?
He conducted us to the palace
Conduct
Lead musicians in the performance of;
Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor
She cannot conduct modern pieces
