Main Entry: con·vey

Pronunciation: \kən-ˈvā\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): con·veyed; con·vey·ing

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French conveer to accompany, escort, from Vulgar Latin *conviare, from Latin com- + via way — more at way

Date: 14th century

1 obsolete : lead, conduct
2 a : to bear from one place to another; especially : to move in a continuous stream or mass b : to impart or communicate by statement, suggestion, gesture, or appearance <struggling to convey his feelings> c (1) archaic : steal (2) obsolete : to carry away secretly d : to transfer or deliver (as property) to another especially by a sealed writing e : to cause to pass from one place or person to another <convey a message>