Term: convey





convey (verb) /kənˈveɪ/
Similar to: express; get across; communicate; transmit; impart
Definition: to express a thought, feeling, or idea so that it is understood by other people.
Translation: paust, darīt zināmu, nodot, pārvadāt
Examples: “It can be difficult to convey your exact meaning in a foreign language.” “The artist uses bright colors to convey a sense of happiness.” “Please convey my apologies to the rest of the team for my absence.”

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
convey (verb)
transitive verb
1.
obsolete - lead conduct
2.
a) to from one place to another - bear , especially to move in a continuous stream or mass
b) to or communicate by statement, suggestion, gesture, or appearance - impart 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
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
convey (verb)
1.
to cause (something) to pass from one to another
SYNONYMS:
conduct, convey, give, impart, spread, transfer, transfuse, transmit
RELATED WORDS:
deliver, hand over, surrender, turn over; broadcast, diffuse, disseminate, propagate; hand down, hand on; contaminate, infect, poison
NEAR ANTONYMS:
catch, come down (with), contract
convey (verb)
2.
to support and take from one place to another
SYNONYMS:
bear, cart, convey, ferry, haul, lug, pack, tote, transport
RELATED WORDS:
deliver, hand over, transfer; forward, send, ship, transmit; bring, fetch, take; move, remove, shift
convey (verb)
3.
to give over the legal possession or ownership of
SYNONYMS:
alien, alienate, assign, cede, convey, deed, make over
RELATED WORDS:
bequeath, hand down, leave, pass (down), will; bestow, commend, commit, confer, contribute, deliver, donate, grant, hand over, move, pass, present, release, relinquish, surrender, transmit, turn in, turn over, vest, yield; consign, entrust ( intrust), trust; lease, lend, let [], loan, rent
NEAR ANTONYMS:
expropriate
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