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deliver

de·li·ver

UK/ˈɖɛlɪvə(r)/ US/dɪˈlɪv.ə(ɹ)/ common formal informal

verb

1.

deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

  • “The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students”
Synonyms
2.

bring to a destination, make a delivery

  • “our local super market delivers”
3.

to surrender someone or something to another

  • “the guard delivered the criminal to the police”
  • “render up the prisoners”
  • “render the town to the enemy”
  • “fork over the money”
4.

free from harm or evil

Synonyms
5.

hand over to the authorities of another country

  • “They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there”
6.

pass down

  • “render a verdict”
  • “deliver a judgment”
Synonyms
7.

utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.)

  • “The students delivered a cry of joy”
8.

save from sins

Synonyms
9.

carry out or perform

  • “deliver an attack”
  • “deliver a blow”
  • “The boxer drove home a solid left”
Synonyms
10.

relinquish possession or control over

  • “The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in”
11.

throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball

  • “The pitcher delivered the ball”
Synonyms
12.

give birth (to a newborn)

  • “My wife had twins yesterday!”

Origin

From Middle English deliveren, from Anglo-Norman and Old French delivrer, from Latin dē + līberō (“to set free”). Compare typologically dispatch, analyzable as dis- + impeach, from Latin impedicō (also akin to impede).

Phrases

  • deliver over into
  • deliver over to
  • deliver the goods
  • deliver the message to Garcia
  • deliver up
  • deliver up to
  • hand deliver
  • stand and deliver

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