convey
pronunciation
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Word Origin
- convey
- convey: [13] Etymologically, to convey something is to go with it on its way. It comes via Old French conveier from medieval Latin conviāre ‘accompany, escort’, a compound verb formed from the prefix com- ‘with’ and via ‘way’. The verb’s Latin meaning was carried through into English, and though it died out in convey in the 18th century it survives in convoy [14], borrowed from a later French version of the word.=> convoy, via
- convey (v.)
- c. 1300, "to go along with;" late 14c., "to carry, transport;" from Anglo-French conveier, from Old French convoier "to escort" (Modern French convoyer), from Vulgar Latin *conviare "to accompany on the way," from Latin com- "together" (see com-) + via "way, road" (see via). It was a euphemism for "steal" 15c.-17c., which helped broaden its meaning. Related: Conveyed; conveying.
Example
- 1. She continued to convey her ideas to voters online .
- 2. I wanted to convey compassion and empathy .
- 3. That 's clearly not what mr. romney meant to convey .
- 4. Please convey my gratitude to your parents .
- 5. Dig for the deepest truth you can possibly find , and convey it with every resource at your command .