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   Con·vey

   /kənˈvā/

   

   verb

   • 1. transport or carry to a place: "pipes were laid to convey water to the house" Similar transportcarrybringtakefetchbearmoveferryshuttleshifttransfersendforwarddeliverdispatchchannelpipeconduct
   • ▪ make (an idea, impression, or feeling) known or understandable to someone: "the real virtues and diversity of America had never been conveyed in the movies" Similar projectexudeemitemanatesend forth
   • ▪ communicate (a message or information): "Mr. Harvey and his daughter have asked me to convey their very kind regards" Similar communicatepass onmake knownimpartrelaytransmitsendhand ontellrelaterecountannouncerevealdisclosedivulgeexpresscommunicateindicatetellsayput across/overget across/over
   • ▪ transfer the title to (property). Similar transfergive the right/title ofgrantcededevolveleasebequeathleavewillpass ondeeddemisedevise

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘escort’; compare with convoy): from Old French conveier, from medieval Latin conviare, from con- ‘together’ + Latin via ‘way’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. conveyable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   • O

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   • V

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   • E

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