From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Convey \Con*vey"\ (k[o^]n*v[=a]"), verb (used with an object) [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.
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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Convey \Con*vey"\, verb (used without an object) To play the thief; to steal. [Cant]
But as I am Crack, I will convey, crossbite, and cheat upon Simplicius. --Marston.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
verb
1: make known; pass on, of information [syn: {impart}]
2: serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger" [syn: {carry}, {express}]
3: transfer to another; "communicate a disease" [syn: {transmit}, {communicate}]
4: transmit a title or property
5: transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat" [syn: {conduct}, {transmit}, {carry}, {channel}]
6: take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point" [syn: {bring}, {take}]
7: go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat" [syn: {bring}, {get}, {fetch}] [ant: {take away}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
126 Moby Thesaurus words for "convey": abalienate, alien, alienate, amortize, articulate, assign, barter, bear, bequeath, break, breathe, broadcast, buck, canalize, carry, cede, channel, channelize, chime, chorus, come out with, commit, communicate, conduct, confer, consign, deed, deed over, deliver, demise, devolve upon, disclose, disseminate, emit, enfeoff, enunciate, exchange, express, ferry, fling off, fly, formulate, freight, funnel, get across, get over, give, give expression, give out with, give title to, give tongue, give utterance, give voice, give word, hand, hand down, hand on, hand over, hump, impart, leave word, let out, lift, lip, lug, make known, make over, manhandle, negotiate, out with, pack, pass, pass along, pass on, pass over, phonate, phrase, pipe, pour forth, present, project, pronounce, put across, put forth, put in words, put through, raise, relegate, remise, render, report, say, sell, send, send word, set forth, settle, settle on, share, share with, sign away, sign over, signal, siphon, sound, surrender, take, tell, throw off, tote, trade, traject, transfer, transmit, transport, trench, turn over, utter, verbalize, vocalize, voice, waft, whisk, whisper, wing, word
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