Definition for CON-VEY'

CON-VEY', v.t. [L. conveho; con and veho, to carry, Sax. wægan, wegan, Eng. to weigh. See Weigh and Way.]

  1. To carry, bear or transport, either by land or water, or in air; as, to convey a letter or a package; to convey goods from England to France.
  2. To pass or cause to pass; to transmit; as, to convey a right or an estate from father to son.
  3. To transfer; to pass a title to any thing from one person to another, as by deed, assignment, or otherwise; as, to convey lands by bargain and sale.
  4. To cause to pass; to transmit; to carry, by any medium; as, air conveys sound; words convey ideas.
  5. To manage; to carry on. [Not used.] I will convey the business as I shall find means. – Shak.
  6. To impart; to communicate.

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