CONVEY


Meaning of CONVEY in English

I. kənˈvā verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Middle English conveyen, from Old French conveier, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin conviare, from Latin com- + -viare (from via way) — more at via

transitive verb

1. obsolete : to accompany as a guide or escort : lead , conduct

convey him to the tower — Shakespeare

2.

a. : to bear from one place to another : carry , transport

the Irish mail was conveyed by coach to Holyhead — O.S.Nock

b. : to impart or communicate either directly by clear statement or indirectly by suggestion, implication, gesture, attitude, behavior, or appearance

words will not convey what is in my heart — H.S.Truman

something … which conveyed the idea that he could say more if he chose — Samuel Butler †1902

c.

(1) archaic : steal

(2) obsolete : to carry or take away or remove usually secretly

d. : to transfer or deliver (as property) to another ; specifically : to transfer (as real estate) or pass (a title, as to real estate) by a sealed writing

e. : to serve as a channel or medium for in carrying or in aiding passage from one place or person to another : cause to pass from one place or person to another : transmit

an infection conveyed by food

a pipe for conveying water

convey this message to your brother

3. obsolete : to derive by succession or descent

4. obsolete : to manage or conduct (as affairs) especially with privacy or craft

convey the business as I shall find means — Shakespeare

intransitive verb

law : to make conveyance

Synonyms: see carry

II. noun

( -s )

obsolete : a convoy or protective escort

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