Con*vey" , v. i. To play the thief; to steal. [Cant]
But as I am Crack, I will convey, crossbite, and cheat upon Simplicius.
Marston.
Con*vey" (k&obreve;n*v&/amacr;"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conveyed (- vād"); 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 carry from
one place to another; to bear or transport.
I will convey them by sea in
floats.
1 Kings v. 9.
Convey me
to my bed, then to my grave.
Shak.
2. To cause to pass
from one place or person to another; to serve as a medium in carrying (anything) from one place or person to another; to transmit; as, air conveys sound; words
convey ideas.
3. To transfer or deliver to another; to make over, as
property; more strictly (Law), to transfer (real estate) or pass (a title to real
estate) by a
sealed writing.
The Earl of
Desmond . . . secretly conveyed all his lands to
feoffees in trust.
Spenser.
4. To impart or
communicate; as, to convey an impression; to convey information.
Men fill one
another's heads with noise and sound, but convey not thereby their thoughts.
Locke.
5. To manage with privacy; to carry out. [Obs.]
I . . . will convey the business as I
shall find means.
Shak.
6. To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve. [Obs.]
7. To accompany; to convoy. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Syn. -- To carry; transport; bear; transmit; transfer.
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