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   deliver

   /dɪˈlɪvə/

   verb

   • 1. bring and hand over (a letter, parcel, or goods) to the proper recipient or address: "the products should be delivered on time" Similar bringtaketake roundconveycarrytransportdistributedrop-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 providesupplyfurnishfulfillive up tocarry outcarry throughimplementmake goodachieveinformal:come up withdeliver the goodscome across
   • ▪ formally hand over (someone): "there was a reward if you were delivered unharmed to the nearest British post"
   • ▪ surrender someone or something: "had he feared she would deliver him up to the police?"
   • ▪ 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): "he delivered a punch to the man's belly" Similar administerdealinflictgivedirectaiminformal:landbowlpitchhurlthrowcastlaunchlobdischargefire offflight
   • ▪ state in a formal manner: "he will deliver a lecture on endangered species" Similar uttergivemakereadrecitebroadcastgive voice tovoicespeakdeclaimpronounceannouncedeclareproclaimhand downbring inreturnrenderset forth
   • ▪ (of a judge or court) give (a judgement or verdict): "the court was due to deliver its 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 "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a son at 4.24 p.m."
   • 5. save, rescue, or set someone or something free from: "deliver us from the nightmare of junk mail" Similar saverescueset freefreeliberatereleaseset at libertyset looseextricatedischargeemancipateredeemransomliterary:disenthralhistorical: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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