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   Convey , 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.]
   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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   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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   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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   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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   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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   To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve. [Obs.]
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   To accompany; to convoy. [Obs.]
   Chaucer.
   Syn. -- To carry; transport; bear; transmit; transfer.
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   Convey, 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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