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.
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.
