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  • 1convey away — index abduct, carry away, hijack, jostle (pickpocket), kidnap Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 2Convey — Con*vey (k[o^]n*v[=a] ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conveyed} (k[o^]n*v[=a]d ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Conveying}.] [OF. conveir, convoier, to escort, convoy, F. convoyer, LL. conviare, fr. L. con + via way. See {Viaduct}, {Voyage}, and cf. {Convoy}.] 1. To… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3convey — [kən vā′] vt. [ME conveien < Anglo Fr conveier (OFr convoier), to escort, convoy < VL * conviare, to accompany on the way < L com , together + via, way: see VIA] 1. to take from one place to another; transport; carry [a chimney conveys… …

    English World dictionary

  • 4convey — transitive verb (conveyed; conveying) 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 …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 5convey — conveyable, adj. /keuhn vay /, v.t. 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;… …

    Universalium

  • 6convey — con•vey [[t]kənˈveɪ[/t]] v. t. 1) to carry or take from one place to another 2) to communicate; impart: to convey a wish[/ex] 3) to lead or conduct, as a channel or medium; transmit 4) law Law. to transfer; pass the title to 5) archaic to steal;… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 7convey — Synonyms and related words: abalienate, alien, alienate, amortize, articulate, assign, barter, bear, bequeath, break, breathe, broadcast, buck, canalize, carry, cede, channel, channelize, chime, chorus, come out with, commit, communicate, conduct …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 8convey — /kənˈveɪ / (say kuhn vay) verb (t) 1. to carry or transport from one place to another. 2. to lead or conduct as a channel or medium; transmit. 3. to communicate; impart; make known. 4. Law to transfer (the title to land, etc.) from one person to… …

  • 9carry away — I verb abduce, abduct, capture, carry off, commandeer, convey away, drag away, expropriate, kidnap, make off with, overcome, overpower, purloin, ravish, remove, remove bodily, run off with, seize, shanghai, spirit away, steal, take away, take by… …

    Law dictionary

  • 10To run away — Run Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English