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.

Words nearby convey

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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OTHER WORDS FROM convey

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

synonym study for convey

1. See carry.

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Examples from the Web for conveyed

Finally, he landed a meeting with Jolie and conveyed his respect for “The Greatest Generation.”
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Information is conveyed as still-lifes and montages, plaques, and videos.
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So, I conveyed this to Tom and we invited Tom over to our house for dinner and said, “Brace yourself.”
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Reading the expression on my face that must have conveyed something like “surely I can get a margarita at this place?”
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Bloomberg conveyed a sense of professionalism and of someone very much in control.
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The impressions of one of his most intimate friends, as conveyed at the time by letter, may fitly be quoted here.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851|Various
These words, which conveyed to Elinor a direct avowal of his love for her sister, affected her very much.
Sense and Sensibility|Jane Austen
We then returned to our boats, and conveyed them down to the appointed place.
Narrative of a Journey Down the Ohio and Mississippi in 1789-90|Samuel S. Forman
Margery talked as she conveyed her mistress back to bed, and remained talking after she was in it.
The Shadow of Ashlydyat|Mrs. Henry Wood
This segregates the large material, which is then conveyed away by the tailings elevator.
The A B C of Mining|Charles A. Bramble

British Dictionary definitions for conveyed

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 of convey

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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verb (tr)

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