| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | con·vey |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  k n-v  |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: con·veyed, con·vey·ing, con·veys
1. To take or carry from one place to another; transport. 2. To serve as a medium of transmission for; transmit: wires that convey electricity. 3. To communicate or make known; impart: “a look intended to convey sympathetic comprehension” (Saki). 4. Law To transfer ownership of or title to. 5. Archaic To steal. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English conveien, from Old French conveier, from Medieval Latin convire, to escort : Latin com-, com- + via, way; see wegh- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | con·veya·ble —ADJECTIVE
| | SYNONYMS: | convey, carry, bear1, transport, transmit These verbs refer to movement from one place to another. Convey often implies continuous, regular movement or flow: Pipelines convey water. The word also means to serve as a medium for delivery or transmission: A fleet of trucks will convey the produce to the market. Carry often means to support something while moving: The train carries baggage, mail, and passengers. The term can also refer to conveyance through a channel or medium: Nerve cells carry and receive nervous impulses. Bear strongly suggests the effort of supporting an important burden: The envoy bore the sad news. Transport is largely limited to the movement over a considerable distance: Huge tankers are used to transport oil. Transmit refers to passing along, sending, or communicating something: Please transmit the stock certificates by special messenger. The word also means to serve as a medium for the movement of physical phenomena such as light, electricity, or sound: “The motion is transmitted from particle to particle, to a great distance” (Thomas H. Huxley).
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