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- DictionaryDe·liv·er/dəˈlivər/
verb
- 1. bring and hand over (a letter, parcel, or ordered goods) to the proper recipient or address: "the products should be delivered on time" Similar bringtaketake aroundconveycarrytransportdistributedrop-shipsenddispatchremithand overturn overtransfermake oversign oversurrendergive upyieldrelinquishcederender upconsigncommitentrusttrustcommendOpposite collect
- 2. provide (something promised or expected): "he had been able to deliver votes in huge numbers" Similar providesupplyfurnishfulfilllive up tocarry outcarry throughimplementmake goodachieveinformal:come up withdeliver the goodscome across
- ▪ formally hand over (someone): "they would have delivered him to the Germans for vengeance"
- ▪ surrender someone or something: "to deliver up to justice a member of his own family"
- ▪ acknowledge that one intends to be bound by (a deed), either explicitly by declaration or implicitly by formal handover.
- 3. launch or aim (a blow, ball, or attack): "the pitcher winds up to deliver the ball" Similar administerdealinflictgivedirectaiminformal:landbowlpitchhurlthrowcastlaunchlobdischargefire offflight
- ▪ state in a formal manner: "he delivered himself of a sermon" Similar uttergivemakereadrecitebroadcastgive voice tovoicespeakdeclaimpronounceannouncedeclareproclaimhand downbring inreturnrenderset forth
- ▪ (of a judge or court) give (a judgment or verdict): "the judge delivered his verdict"
- 4. assist in the birth of: "the village midwife delivered the baby" Similar give birth tobearbe delivered ofhavebring into the worldbring forthbirthinformal:droparchaic:be brought to bed of
- ▪ give birth to: "the number of women delivering their babies in hospitals increased" Similar give birth tobearbe delivered ofhavebring into the worldbring forthbirthinformal:droparchaic:be brought to bed of
- ▪ assist (a woman) in giving birth: archaic, formal "she was delivered of her second child"
- 5. save, rescue, or set someone or something free from: "deliver us from misery" Similar saverescueset freefreeliberatereleaseset at libertyset looseextricatedischargeemancipateredeemransomliterary:disenthrallhistorical:manumit
Word Origin Middle English: from Old French delivrer, based on Latin de- ‘away’ + liberare ‘set free’.
Derivatives
- 1. deliverer noun
- 2. deliveree noun
Scrabble Points: 11
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