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convey

verb
kuhn-VAY/kənˈveɪ/

Formsconveys, conveying, conveyed

6 meanings of convey

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  1. 1
    verbtransitive
    To make a feeling, idea, or message known to others.

    Like passing a note so someone knows exactly what you are thinking.

    A good teacher can convey hard ideas in simple words.

    The photographs conveyed the size of the disaster better than any report.

    Similarcommunicate, express, impart, transmit, suggest

    Oppositeconceal, hide

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  2. 2
    verbtransitive
    To take or move something from one place to another.

    Like a moving belt that carries things from one end to the other.

    Pipes convey clean water from the reservoir to the town.

    The belt conveyed the boxes across the warehouse floor.

    Similarcarry, transport, move, deliver, ship

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  3. 3
    verbdatedtransitive
    To take a person from one place to another.

    Like a taxi that takes you where you need to go.

    A carriage conveyed the guests to the ball.

    Convey me to my bed, then to my grave: Love they to live that love and honour have.
    1595, William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”Here, convey means to take or carry someone to a place.

    Similarcarry, take, transport, drive, bring

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  4. 4
    verbtransitive
    To pass legal ownership of property to another person.

    Like signing over the keys so something legally becomes yours.

    The owner agreed to convey the house to his daughter.

    They conveyed the farmland to the new buyers last spring.

    Similartransfer, assign, deed, cede

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Less common meanings

  1. 5
    verbobsolete
    To carry something out quietly and in private.
    I will seek him, sir, presently; convey the business as I shall find means, and acquaint you withal.
    c. 1603, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”Here, convey means to carry out the matter quietly and in private.
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  2. 6
    verbobsolete
    To steal something by carrying it away in secret.
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Origin

This word came through Old French from Latin 'via', meaning 'way'.