convey

[ kuhn-vey ]

/ kənˈveɪ /

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verb (used with object)

to carry, bring, or take from one place to another; transport; bear.

to communicate; impart; make known: to convey a wish.

to lead or conduct, as a channel or medium; transmit.

Law. to transfer; pass the title to.

Archaic. steal; purloin.

Obsolete. to take away secretly.

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Origin of convey

1250–1300; Middle English conveyen < Anglo-French conveier < Vulgar Latin *conviāre, equivalent to con- con- + -viāre, derivative of via way; see via

SYNONYMS FOR convey

1. move.

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Related formscon·vey·a·ble, adjectivepre·con·vey, verb (used with object)qua·si-con·veyed, adjectivewell-con·veyed, adjective

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1. See carry.

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British Dictionary definitions for convey

convey

/ (kənˈveɪ) /

verb (tr)

to take, carry, or transport from one place to another

to communicate (a message, information, etc)

(of a channel, path, etc) to conduct, transmit, or transfer

law to transmit or transfer (the title to property)

archaic to steal

Derived Formsconveyable, adjective

Word Origin for convey

C13: from Old French conveier, from Medieval Latin conviāre to escort, from Latin com- with + via way

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Word Origin and History for convey

convey

c.1300, "to go along with;" late 14c., "to carry, transport;" from Anglo-French conveier, from Old French convoier "to escort" (Modern French convoyer), from Vulgar Latin *conviare "to accompany on the way," from Latin com- "together" (see com-) + via "way, road" (see via). It was a euphemism for "steal" 15c.-17c., which helped broaden its meaning. Related: Conveyed; conveying.

convey

verb (used with object)

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