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con·vey    Audio Help   (kən-vā')  Pronunciation Key 
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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conveying

noun
act of transferring property title from one person to another [syn: conveyance

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