English Dictionary: convey | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Convey \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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Convey \Con*vey"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conveyed}; 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 fleats. --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; trnsfer. |