convey

Get the message across

The verb convey is somewhat formal and overlaps partly with the meanings of two much more common verbs: carry and send.

If you convey a message to someone, you take it to them; but if you say that a painting conveys a message of tranquility, you mean that you feel tranquil when looking at the painting.

In law, the meaning of convey is closer to transfer: when someone conveys property to another, ownership changes hands.

transport

carry

Move while supporting

bearLarge furry omnivore
haulPull or carry laboriously
ferryVessel for scheduled crossings

cart · transfer · move · deliver · bring · take · ship · transmit · channel · conduct

communicate

express

State or fast train

articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
relayStage-by-stage transmission
transmitTo send onward

impart · communicate · verbalize · inform · announce · proclaim · narrate · describe · explain · interpret

meaning

express

State or fast train

suggestOffer an idea indirectly
implyIndicate without stating
evokeBring forth mentally

signify · denote · connote · intimate · insinuate · represent · symbolize · embody · capture · reflect

emotion

project

Planned, effortful task

radiateSend forth rays
emanateTo issue forth
exudeDischarge gradually through pores

transmit · communicate · express · show · display · manifest · evoke · elicit · inspire · instill

legal

transfer

Move between locations

deedWritten property conveyance
grantBestow or award money
assignGive as responsibility

bequeath · cede · title · property · estate · alienate · devise · mortgage · lease · inheritance

convey

carry

express

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