Convey

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kÉ™nˈveɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

Origin

Borrowing from fro conveier (French convoyer), from Vulgar Latin convio, from Classical Latin via ("way"). Compare convoy.

Full definition of convey

Verb

1. To transport; to carry; to take from one place to another.
• ShakespeareConvey me to my bed, then to my grave.
2. Air conveys sound; words convey ideas.
3. To communicate; to make known; to portray.to convey an impression; to convey information
• John LockeMen fill one another's heads with noise and sound, but convey not thereby their thoughts.
4. (legal) To transfer legal rights (to).He conveyed ownership of the company to his daughter.
• SpenserThe Earl of Desmond ... secretly conveyed all his lands to feoffees in trust.
5. (obsolete) To manage with privacy; to carry out.
• ShakespeareI ... will convey the business as I shall find means.
6. (obsolete) To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve.

Synonyms

• (to convey a message) send, relay

Derived terms

• conveyable
• conveyance
• conveyee
• conveyer
• conveyor

Related terms

• convoy