conducted

American  

[kuhn-duhk-tid] / kənˈdʌk tɪd /

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.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of conduct.

Other Word Forms

• unconducted adjective
• well-conducted adjective

Etymology

Origin of conducted

conduct ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Prof Hugo Spiers, from the Faculty of Brain Sciences at University College London, conducted research into what our brains do when we drive using GPS to navigate.

From BBC

But Norris insists "really thorough" searches were conducted in both May and June, including in the garden, the house and in several bins.

From BBC

The intimate conversation was conducted by television producer Brad Falchuk, who executive produces “Famous Last Words.”

From Los Angeles Times

One thing is certain: The cover-up isn’t being conducted in the shadows.

From Salon

While none of the three men would be interviewed, Fischer had decades of quotes and conducted his own interviews with hundreds of people in the filmmakers’ orbits to get a fuller and more honest story.

From Los Angeles Times