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convey

con·vey [ kən váy ] (past and past participle con·veyed, present participle con·vey·ing, 3rd person present singular con·veys)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. communicate something: to communicate or express something
a look that conveyed all the tenderness he felt for her

2. mean something: to have something as a meaning or connotation
"Majesty" conveys grandeur.

3. transfer something through carrier: to transfer or transmit something along a wire, pipe, tube, or other carrier

4. take somebody somewhere: to take somebody or something somewhere ( formal )

5. law change ownership of something: to transfer ownership of something
The title to the property was conveyed last June.

[14th century. Via Old French conveier< medieval Latin conviare "go together on the road" < Latin via "road"]

con·vey·a·ble adjective
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