convey

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To move (something) from one place to another.

   • Air conveys sound. Water is conveyed through the pipe.
   • The Fallopian Tubes, or oviducts, convey the ova from the ovaries to the cavity of the uterus.
2. 2

   To take or carry (someone) from one place to another.

   • Convey me to my bed, then to my grave: Love they to live that love and honour have.
   • […] the false Tyrant seiz’d the Princely Maid, And to a Lodge in distant Woods convey’d;
3. 3

   To communicate

   To communicate; to make known; to portray.

   • to convey an impression; to convey information
   • This excellent Method of conveying a Falshood with the Heart only, without making the Tongue guilty of an Untruth, by the Means of Equivocation and Imposture, hath quieted the Conscience of many a notable Deceiver […]
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   1. 4

      To transfer legal rights (to).

      • He conveyed ownership of the company to his daughter.
      • The refrigerator, washer, and dryer do not convey unless it's specifically laid out in the contract.
      • […] before his breaking forth into open rebellion, [the Earle of Desmond] had conveyed secretly all his lands to feoffees of trust, in hope to have cut off her Maiestie from the escheate of his lands.
   2. 5

      To manage with privacy

      To manage with privacy; to carry out.

      • 1557, uncredited translator, A Mery Dialogue by Erasmus, London: Antony Kytson, I shall so conuey my matters, that he shall dysclose all together hym selfe, what busynesse is betwene you […]
      • I will seek him, sir, presently; convey the business as I shall find means, and acquaint you withal.
   3. 6

      To carry or take away secretly

      To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve.

The neighborhood

• synonymaccompanyto take someone from one place to another
• synonymconductto take someone from one place to another
• synonymescortto take someone from one place to another
• neighborconvoy