conduit

C2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈkɒnd(j)ʊɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #18627

Meanings

1

noun
A pipe or channel that carries water, wires, or other things.

The cables ran through an underground conduit.
2

noun
A person or thing that passes information or influence from one place to another.

She acted as a conduit between the workers and management.

Thesaurus

Word family

Forms conduits

Derived forms anticonduitconduitlikemicroconduit

Simplified etymology

Conduit entered English in the Middle English period and belongs to a group of words derived from Latin ducere, “to lead.”

Etymology

From Middle English conduyt, condit, from Old French conduit, from Latin conductus. Doublet of conduct.

conduyt Middle English conduit Old French conductus Latin

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General Vocabulary

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# conduit

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkɒnd(j)ʊɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 18627

## Meanings
1. A pipe or channel that carries water, wires, or other things.
2. A person or thing that passes information or influence from one place to another.

## Examples
- The cables ran through an underground conduit.
- She acted as a conduit between the workers and management.

## Derived Forms
- anticonduit
- conduitlike
- microconduit

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: conduyt
- Root: conduit
- Root: conductus

## Etymology
From Middle English conduyt, condit, from Old French conduit, from Latin conductus. Doublet of conduct.

## AI Etymology
Conduit is from Middle English conduyt, condit, from Old French conduit, from Latin conductus. Doublet of conduct. Important recorded forms include conduyt (Middle English), conduit (Old French), and conductus (Latin). Current senses include a pipe or channel that carries water, wires, or other things and a person or thing that passes information or influence from one place to another. The wider family includes derived forms such as anticonduit, conduitlike, and microconduit.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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