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convey

Definition for convey

verb as in transport

Strongest matches

bring, send, transfer, transmit

Strong matches

back, bear, carry, channel, conduct, dispatch, ferry, fetch, forward, funnel, grant, guide, hump, lead, lug, move, pack, pipe, ride, shoulder, siphon, support, tote, truck

Weak matches

schlepp, traject

verb as in express message

Strongest matches

communicate, disclose, impart, pass on, reveal, send, tell, transmit

Strong matches

break, carry, conduct, project, relate

Weak matches

make known, put across

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Example Sentences

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Now, he said, "we are not just conveying a thematic message or explaining a law, we are healing the wounds we have endured."

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The pilot didn’t explain but conveyed a quick “sorry.”

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I will work very hard to make sure my pictures match the meaning of the words the pharaoh wishes to convey.

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Bond market terminology was designed less to convey meaning than to bewilder outsiders.

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Director Emerald Fennel's has said she wants to convey the "primal" feeling she had when she first read the book as a teenager.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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