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convey definition

con·vey (kən vā)

transitive verb

  1. to take from one place to another; transport; carry a chimney conveys smoke to the outside
  2. to serve as a channel or medium for; transmit
  3. to make known; communicate in words, actions, appearance, etc.
  4. to transfer, as property or title to property, from one person to another
  5. Obsolete
    1. to take away secretly
    2. to steal

Etymology: ME conveien < Anglo-Fr conveier (OFr convoier), to escort, convoy < VL *conviare, to accompany on the way < L com-, together + via, way: see via

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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