conducted

[ kuhn-duhk-tid ]

adjective

1. directed, managed, or carried on:

   This is a carefully conducted study of the effect of exposure to certain chemicals on pregnant women.

2. led, guided, or escorted:

   Conducted tours of the Abbey and grounds are available.

3. (of an orchestra, chorus, etc., or a musical performance) directed by a conductor:

   In this program, instrumental music students enroll in large conducted ensembles for a total of 8 semesters.

4. (of heat, electricity, or sound) carried or channeled by some object or medium:

   More than 45% of the energy produced by solid-state devices is light, and the remainder is conducted heat, which warms the air and increases the air conditioning load.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of conduct ( def ).

Other Words From

• un·con·duct·ed adjective
• well-con·duct·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of conducted¹

conduct ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

To make that forecast, the historian conducted what he called “a more realistic assessment of domestic and global trends.”

From Salon

Before the performance honouring a local goddess, a ritual is conducted in a nearby forest, revered as the deity's earthly home.

From BBC

The family complain the UK Foreign Office is not giving them enough information about the incident and search operation being conducted by Egyptian authorities.

From BBC

"I thought by and large it was conducted very respectfully on both sides," she says and she hopes that will encourage people at home to talk about the issue in a similar manner.

From BBC

The scans were conducted before the start of hormone therapy, after one year and after five to six years.

From Science Daily