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con⋅vey

[kuhn-vey]
–verb (used with object)
1. to carry, bring, or take from one place to another; transport; bear.
2. to communicate; impart; make known: to convey a wish.
3. to lead or conduct, as a channel or medium; transmit.
4. Law. to transfer; pass the title to.
5. Archaic. steal; purloin.
6. Obsolete. to take away secretly.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME conveyen < AF conveier < VL *conviāre, equiv. to con- con- + -viāre, deriv. of via way; see via


con⋅vey⋅a⋅ble, adjective


1. move. See carry.
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con·vey   (kən-vā')   
tr.v.   con·veyed, con·vey·ing, con·veys
  1. To take or carry from one place to another; transport.

  2. To serve as a medium of transmission for; transmit: wires that convey electricity.

  3. To communicate or make known; impart: "a look intended to convey sympathetic comprehension" (Saki).

  4. Law To transfer ownership of or title to.

  5. Archaic To steal.


[Middle English conveien, from Old French conveier, from Medieval Latin conviāre, to escort : Latin com-, com- + via, way; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]
con·vey'a·ble adj.
Synonyms: These verbs refer to movement from one place to another. Convey often implies continuous, regular movement or flow: Pipelines convey water.
The word also means to serve as a medium for delivery or transmission: A fleet of trucks will convey the produce to the market.
Carry often means to support something while moving: The train carries baggage, mail, and passengers.
The term can also refer to conveyance through a channel or medium: Nerve cells carry and receive nervous impulses.
Bear strongly suggests the effort of supporting an important burden: The envoy bore the sad news.
Transport is largely limited to the movement over a considerable distance: Huge tankers are used to transport oil.
Transmit refers to passing along, sending, or communicating something: Please transmit the stock certificates by special messenger.
The word also means to serve as a medium for the movement of physical phenomena such as light, electricity, or sound: "The motion is transmitted from particle to particle, to a great distance" (Thomas H. Huxley).
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Word Origin & History

convey 
c.1300, from Anglo-Fr. conveier, from O.Fr. convoier "to escort," from V.L. *conviare "to accompany on the way," from L. com- "together" + via "way, road." It was a euphemism for "steal" 15c.-17c., which helped broaden its meaning.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: con·vey
Pronunciation: k&n-'vA
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: con·veyed; con·vey·ing
: to transfer or transmit (property or property rights) to another esp. by a writing (as a deed or will) convey to the estate his Manhattan town house —Railroad H. Jensen> —compare ALIENATE, DEVISE, DONATE, GIVE, GRANT, SELLcon·vey·ee /k&n-"vA-'E/ nouncon·vey·or /k&n-'vA-&r/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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