convey
convey is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 8 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 8.To play the thief; to steal. [Cant] But as I am Crack, I will convey, crossbite, and cheat upon Simplicius. Marston.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abalienate
- abalienation
- acquire
- alien
- alienable
- alienate
- alienation
- and
- another
- assign
- assignment
- bargain
- barter
- change
- come
- coming
- confer
- consign
- conveyance
- conveyancing
- demise
- devolution
- devolve
- disinherit
- dispossess
- down
- enfeoffment
- estate
- exchange
- from
- grant
- hand
- interchange
- into
- lease
- limitation
- make
- negotiable
- negotiate
- one
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is convey.
- What is convey me to my bed, then to my grave. Shak called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is to manage with privacy; to carry out. [Obs.] I . . . will convey the business as I shall find means. Shak called?
- What is to carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve. [Obs.] called?
- What is to accompany; to convoy. [Obs.] Chaucer called?
- What is to play the thief; to steal. [Cant] But as I am Crack, I will convey, crossbite, and cheat upon Simplicius. Marston called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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