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order, fitness, shape, form, fettle; health: He's in good
condition, but his car isn't. 4 conditions. circumstances;
quarters; environment: The ship's crew live in very crowded
conditions.
--v. 5 ready, get or make ready, prepare, equip, outfit, fit
(out or up), adapt, modify: The mechanics are conditioning the
plane for high-altitude flights. 6 train, educate, teach;
brainwash; influence, mould, persuade: The children were
conditioned to avoid talking to strangers. 7 accustom, inure,
adapt, acclimate, acclimatize: At this training base, we
condition the commandos to all kinds of hardships.
conduct n. 1 behaviour, actions, demeanour, manners, deportment,
comportment, attitude: Such conduct will not be tolerated in
this school. 2 guidance, direction, management, supervision,
leadership, administration, government, running, handling,
control, command, regulation, operation: Had the conduct of the
war been left up to him, we should have lost.
--v. 3 guide, direct, supervise, manage, carry on, run,
control, administer, regulate, operate: They conduct a
remarkably successful business. 4 lead, guide, escort, show (in
or out), usher: We were conducted through the gallery by the
curator herself. 5 channel, carry, transmit, convey; direct:
Electrical power is conducted by the cable. 6 conduct oneself.
behave, act, demean, deport, comport, acquit: For a
six-year-old, he conducted himself very well.
confer v. 1 converse, consult, deliberate, talk (over), discuss, take
counsel: I shall have to confer with my colleagues on that
matter. 2 When transitive, confer on. give, grant, present,
award; bestow (on): The prizes will be conferred after the
dinner. He was bewildered by the honours conferred on him.
conference
n. meeting, convention, symposium, congress, seminar, forum,
colloquium; discussion, talk, colloquy, US bull session: In
1988, the conference was held in Budapest.
confess v. disclose, acknowledge, admit, own (up or to or up to),
declare, avow, make a clean breast (of); reveal, divulge,
confirm, concede, affirm, aver, testify; disbosom oneself,