2 entries under this word

Convey

Con-vey', v. t.

verbtransitive

(kon-vā'), v. t. [imp. & p. p. CONVEYED; p. pr. & vb. n. CONVEYING.] [O. Fr. conveier, conveer, convoyer, It. & L. Lat. conviare, from Lat. con and via, way, O. Fr. veie, voie; not from Lat. convehere, to carry or bring together. See Con-voy.] 1. To carry from one place to another; to bear or transport; to transmit. Convey me to my bed, then to my grave. Shak. 2. To transfer or deliver to another; to make over. The Earl of Desmond . . . secretly conveyed all his lands to feoffees in trust. Spenser. 3. To impart or communicate. Men fill one another's heads with noise and sound, but convey not thereby their thoughts. Locke. 4. To manage with privacy. [Obs.] I will convey the business as I shall find means. Shak. 5. To take away secretly; to steal. [Obs.] Syn.—To carry; transport; bear; transmit; transfer.

Con-vey', v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. To play the thief; to steal.

But as I am Crack, I will convey, crossbite, and cheat upon Simplicius. Marston.