Conveys

Part of speech: verb

Pronunciation: /kənˈveɪz/

Definitions

1. To communicate or make information, feelings, or ideas known to others ; to transport or carry something from one place to another
2. To express or convey thoughts, emotions, or messages clearly ; to move or transfer something physically to a different location
3. To impart or transmit meaning or knowledge to a person or group ; to carry or convey objects, substances, or people across a distance

Etymology: "Conveys" is simply the third-person singular form of "convey," so its history is that of the verb itself. The verb descends from the Latin word for "way," "via," which is a plain, almost humble root. Its ancestor in Vulgar Latin, the spoken everyday Latin of the later Roman period, was a verb "convio," meaning to bring things together along a road, or to escort someone on their way. Old French turned that into "conveier," and it was from there that Middle English took the verb "conveien." The original picture is literal: to convey was to accompany a traveller or move goods from one place to another along a path. The sense of carrying a message or idea came later, as the same movement from one point to another was applied to information. The English word "convoy," which describes a group of ships or vehicles travelling together under escort, comes from the same French family and preserves the older road-based meaning more clearly.

Synonyms: communicates, transmits

Antonyms: conceals, withholds