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con⋅vey
[kuh
n-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. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Convey
Con*vey"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conveyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Conveying.] [OF. conveir, convoier, to escort, convoy, F. convoyer, LL. conviare, fr. L. con- + via way. See Viaduct, Voyage, and cf. Convoy.]1. To carry from one place to another; to bear or transport. I will convey them by sea in fleats. --1 Kings v. 9. Convey me to my bed, then to my grave. --Shak. 2. To cause to pass from one place or person to another; to serve as a medium in carrying (anything) from one place or person to another; to transmit; as, air conveys sound; words convey ideas. 3. To transfer or deliver to another; to make over, as property; more strictly (Law), to transfer (real estate) or pass (a title to real estate) by a sealed writing. The Earl of Desmond . . . secretly conveyed all his lands to feoffees in trust. --Spenser. 4. To impart or communicate; as, to convey an impression; to convey information. Men fill one another's heads with noise and sound, but convey not thereby their thoughts. --Locke. 5. To manage with privacy; to carry out. [Obs.] I . . . will convey the business as I shall find means. --Shak. 6. To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve. [Obs.] 7. To accompany; to convoy. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Syn: To carry; transport; bear; transmit; trnsfer.Convey
Con*vey"\, v. i. To play the thief; to steal. [Cant] But as I am Crack, I will convey, crossbite, and cheat upon Simplicius. --Marston.
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Language Translation for : convey
Spanish:
transportar, llevar,
German:
befördern,
Japanese:
運ぶ
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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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)
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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