convey
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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to take, carry, or transport from one place to another
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to communicate (a message, information, etc)
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(of a channel, path, etc) to conduct, transmit, or transfer
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law to transmit or transfer (the title to property)
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archaic to steal
Related Words
See carry.
Other Word Forms
- conveyable adjective
- preconvey verb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of convey
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English conveyen, from Anglo-French conveier, from unattested Vulgar Latin conviāre, equivalent to con- “with, together, completely” + -viāre, derivative of via “way”; con- ( def. ), via ( def. )
Example Sentences
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“Unread,” his brisk, conversational memoir, recounts the loops and switchbacks on his path to literacy, conveyed through discussions of more than a dozen books that shaped his quest.
Khamenei held a pope-like position in the Shiite Muslim world: elected by a council of elders to convey the word of God.
Neither of them needs to tone it down for the world to like them — something Hughes’ script conveys so plainly by how quickly the viewer falls for this dynamic duo.
From Salon
“What a tavern conveys to me is that it is available for all kinds of times for all kinds of people,” Sullivan said.
The researchers believe that Stone Age people deliberately carved these symbols to communicate messages, meaning, and convey thoughts.
From BBC
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