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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.
EXPANDArchaic. steal; purloin.
6.
COLLAPSEObsolete. to take away secretly.
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Convey
is always a great word to know.
So is contempt. Does it mean:
| willful disobedience to or open disrespect for the rules or orders of a court |
| the power of the state to take private property for public use with payment of compensation to the owner |
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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. Related: Conveyed (c.1500); conveying (1590s); conveyer/conveyor (1510s).
EXPANDCOLLAPSE
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