convey
Use Convey in a sentence
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.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to take, carry, or transport from one place to another |
| 2. | to communicate (a message, information, etc) |
| 3. | (of a channel, path, etc) to conduct, transmit, or transfer |
| 4. | law to transmit or transfer (the title to property) |
| 5. | archaic to steal |
| [C13: from Old French conveier, from Medieval Latin conviāre to escort, from Latin com- with + via way] | |
| con'veyable | |
| —adj | |
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Etymonline
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).
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Example sentences
Whether it's right or not, the message the heels convey might not be the message you want the search committee receiving.
The telegraph always manages to convey the wrong message.
The purpose of writing papers is to convey a message.
It does convey the message, but is illogical in some places and constructed poorly.
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