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Convey \Con*vey"\, v. i.
To play the thief; to steal. [Cant]
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But as I am Crack, I will convey, crossbite, and cheat
upon Simplicius. --Marston.
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Convey \Con*vey"\ (k[o^]n*v[=a]"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Conveyed} (k[o^]n*v[=a]d"); 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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