convey

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

CONVEY, verb transitive [Latin , to carry; 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. 6. To impart; to communicate.
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