Convey
Direct
Direct verb - To cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway.
Usage example: the aqueduct directs the water into an artificial lake
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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It also glitches out occasionally when trying to convey a word that doesn't have a direct equivalent, and the first time it gets used it comes out with a bit of Engrish.
Source: Translator Microbes -
Artistic License Biology: The organ-smuggler claims that a transplanted heart from an infected donor would convey infection faster than an infected liver or kidney, because it has "direct access" to the cardiovascular system.
Source: Literature / World War Z - In World War Z, the organ-smuggler claims that a transplanted heart from an infected donor would convey infection faster than an infected liver or kidney, because it has "direct access" to the cardiovascular system.
Source: Artistic License Biology
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