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Dictionary Entries (8 more entries. View all »)
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
con·vey    Audio Help   [kuhn-vey] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object)
1.to carry, bring, or take from one place to another; transport; bear.
2.to communicate; impart; make known: to convey a wish.
3.to lead or conduct, as a channel or medium; transmit.
4.Law. to transfer; pass the title to.
5.Archaic. steal; purloin.
6.Obsolete. to take away secretly.
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME conveyen < AF conveier < VL *conviāre, equiv. to con- con- + -viāre, deriv. of via way; see via]

—Related forms
con·vey·a·ble, adjective

—Synonyms 1. move. See carry.
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Thesaurus Entries (7 more entries. View all »)
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  convey
Part of Speech:  verb
Synonyms:  alienate, assign, bear, bequeath, bring, carry, cart, communicate, conduct, convoy, deliver, devise, dispose, give, grant, guide, impart, import, lead, mean, move, project, relate, remove, reveal, send, steal, support, take to, tell, tote, transfer, transmit, transport, will
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  bring
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To cause to come along with oneself.
Synonyms:  bear, carry, fetch, take, transport
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  carry
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To move while supporting.
Synonyms:  bear, lug, transport
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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