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convey
CIDE DICTIONARY
convey, v. t. [OF. conveir, convoier, to escort, convoy, F. convoyer, LL. conviare, fr. L. con- + via way. See Viaduct, Voyage, and cf. Convoy.].
- To carry from one place to another; to bear or transport. [1913 Webster]"I will convey them by sea in floats." [1913 Webster]"Convey me to my bed, then to my grave." [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]"The Earl of Desmond . . . secretly conveyed all his lands to feoffees in trust." [1913 Webster] - To impart or communicate; as, to convey an impression; to convey information. [1913 Webster]"Men fill one another's heads with noise and sound, but convey not thereby their thoughts." [1913 Webster]
- To manage with privacy; to carry out. [1913 Webster]"I . . . will convey the business as I shall find means." [1913 Webster]
- To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve. [1913 Webster]
- To accompany; to convoy. Chaucer.
Syn. -- To carry; transport; bear; transmit; transfer.
convey, v. i.
To play the thief; to steal. [1913 Webster]
"But as I am Crack, I will convey, crossbite, and cheat upon Simplicius." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
convey, v.tr.
1 transport or carry (goods, passengers, etc.).
2 communicate (an idea, meaning, etc.).
3 Law transfer the title to (property).
4 transmit (sound, smell, etc.).
1 transport or carry (goods, passengers, etc.).
2 communicate (an idea, meaning, etc.).
3 Law transfer the title to (property).
4 transmit (sound, smell, etc.).
Derivative
conveyable adj.
Etymology
ME f. OF conveier f. med.L conviare (as COM-, L via way)
THESAURUS
convey
abalienate, alien, alienate, amortize, articulate, assign, barter, bear, bequeath, break, breathe, broadcast, buck, canalize, carry, cede, channel, channelize, chime, chorus, come out with, commit, communicate, conduct, confer, consign, deed, deed over, deliver, demise, devolve upon, disclose, disseminate, emit, enfeoff, enunciate, exchange, express, ferry, fling off, fly, formulate, freight, funnel, get across, get over, give, give expression, give out with, give title to, give tongue, give utterance, give voice, give word, hand, hand down, hand on, hand over, hump, impart, leave word, let out, lift, lip, lug, make known, make over, manhandle, negotiate, out with, pack, pass, pass along, pass on, pass over, phonate, phrase, pipe, pour forth, present, project, pronounce, put across, put forth, put in words, put through, raise, relegate, remise, render, report, say, sell, send, send word, set forth, settle, settle on, share, share with, sign away, sign over, signal, siphon, sound, surrender, take, tell, throw off, tote, trade, traject, transfer, transmit, transport, trench, turn over, utter, verbalize, vocalize, voice, waft, whisk, whisper, wing, wordROGET THESAURUS
convey
Transfer
VB transfer, convey, alienate, alien, assign, grant, consign, make over, hand over, pass, hand, transmit, negotiate, hand down, exchange, change hands, change hands from one to another, devolve, succeed, come into possession, abalienate, disinherit, dispossess, substitute.Transference
VB transfer, transmit, transport, transplace, transplant, translocate, convey, carry, bear, fetch and carry, carry over, ferry over, hand pass, forward, shift, conduct, convoy, bring, fetch, reach, tote, port, import, export, send, delegate, consign, relegate, turn over to, deliver, ship, embark, waft, shunt, transpose, displace, throw, drag, mail, post, shovel, ladle, decant, draft off, transfuse, infuse, siphon.Meaning
VB mean, signify, express, import, purport, convey, imply, breathe, indicate, bespeak, bear a sense, tell of, speak of, touch on, point to, allude to, drive at, involve, declare, understand by.For further exploring for "convey" in Webster Dictionary Online
