convey

Pronunciation: /kənˈveɪ/

The English word “convey” has 6 meanings listed here.

verb

To move (something) from one place to another.
To take or carry (someone) from one place to another.
To communicate; to make known; to portray.
To transfer legal rights (to).
To manage with privacy; to carry out.
To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve.

Etymology

From Middle English conveien, from Old French conveier (French convoyer), from Vulgar Latin *convio, from Classical Latin via (“way”). Compare convoy.

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