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Convey (k&obreve_;nvā), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conveyed (k&obreve_;nvād); 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.
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I will convey them by sea in floats.
1 Kings v. 9.
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Convey me to my bed, then to my grave.
Shak.
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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.
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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.
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The Earl of Desmond . . . secretly conveyed all his lands to feoffees in trust.
Spenser.
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4. To impart or communicate; as, to convey an impression; to convey information.
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Men fill one another's heads with noise and sound, but convey not thereby their thoughts.
Locke.
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5. To manage with privacy; to carry out. [Obs.]
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I . . . will convey the business as I shall find means.
Shak.
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6. To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve. [Obs.]
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7. To accompany; to convoy. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Syn. -- To carry; transport; bear; transmit; transfer.
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