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.

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

synonym study for convey

1. See carry.

OTHER WORDS FROM convey

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

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Words related to convey

transmit, bring, send, transfer, disclose, reveal, communicate, impart, tell, move, back, dispatch, carry, lead, grant, support, hump, lug, forward, channel

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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 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