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.

Nearby words

convexo-concave, convexo-concave lens, convexo-convex, convexo-convex lens, convexo-plane, convey, conveyance, conveyancer, conveyancing, conveyor, conveyor belt

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 forms

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

Synonym study

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 Forms

conveyable, 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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convey

verb (used with object)

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