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de·liv·er 
[di-liv-er] Pronunciation Key
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[di-liv-er] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
–adjective
| 1. | to carry and turn over (letters, goods, etc.) to the intended recipient or recipients: to deliver mail; to deliver a package. |
| 2. | to give into another's possession or keeping; surrender: to deliver a prisoner to the police; to deliver a bond. |
| 3. | to bring (votes) to the support of a candidate or a cause. |
| 4. | to give forth in words; utter or pronounce: to deliver a verdict; to deliver a speech. |
| 5. | to give forth or emit: The oil well delivers 500 barrels a day. |
| 6. | to strike or throw: to deliver a blow. |
| 7. | to set free or liberate: The Israelites were delivered from bondage. |
| 8. | to release or save: Deliver me from such tiresome people! |
| 9. | to assist (a female) in bringing forth young: The doctor delivered her of twins. |
| 10. | to assist at the birth of: The doctor delivered the baby. |
| 11. | to give birth to: She delivered twins at 4 a.m. |
| 12. | to disburden (oneself) of thoughts, opinions, etc. |
| 13. | to make known; assert. |
| 14. | to give birth. |
| 15. | to provide a delivery service for goods and products: The store delivers free of charge. |
| 16. | to do or carry out as promised: an ad agency known for delivering when a successful campaign is needed. |
| 17. | Archaic. agile; quick. |
[Origin: 1175–1225; ME delivren < OF delivrer < LL délīberāre to set free, equiv. to dé- de- + līberāre to liberate]
] —Related forms
de·liv·er·er, noun
—Synonyms 1. hand over, transfer, cede, yield. 4. communicate, announce, proclaim, publish. 7. emancipate, release. 8. redeem, rescue.
—Antonyms 7. confine.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| de·liv·er
(dĭ-lĭv'ər) Pronunciation Key
v. de·liv·ered, de·liv·er·ing, de·liv·ers v. tr.
v. intr.
[Middle English deliveren, from Old French delivrer, from Late Latin dēlīberāre : Latin dē-, de- + līberāre, to free (from līber, free; see leudh- in Indo-European roots).] de·liv'er·a·bil'i·ty n., de·liv'er·a·ble adj., de·liv'er·er n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
deliver
deliver
c.1225, from O.Fr. delivrer, from L.L. deliberare, from L. de- "away" + liberare "to free" (see deliberate). Sense of "hand over" is c.1280, which brings it in opposition to its root. Meaning "bring to childbirth" (unburden) is c.1300; that of "project, throw" is 1597. Delivery "manner of utterance" is from 1667.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| deliver | |
verb | |
| 1. | deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students" |
| 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" [syn: hand over] |
| 4. | free from harm or evil [syn: rescue] |
| 5. | hand over to the authorities of another country; "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there" [syn: extradite] |
| 6. | pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment" [syn: render] |
| 7. | utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.); "The students delivered a cry of joy" |
| 8. | save from sins |
| 9. | carry out or perform; "deliver an attack", "deliver a blow"; "The boxer drove home a solid left" |
| 10. | relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in" [syn: surrender] |
| 11. | throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball; "The pitcher delivered the ball" |
| 12. | cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!" [syn: give birth] |
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American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source - Share This
deliver
In addition to the idiom beginning with deliver, also see signed, sealed, and delivered.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
deliver de·liv·er (dĭ-lĭv'ər)
v. de·liv·ered, de·liv·er·ing, de·liv·ers
- To assist a woman in giving birth to a baby.
- To extract something from an enclosed place, as a foreign body or a tumor.
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Wallstreet Words - Cite This Source - Share This
deliver
- To relinquish possession of a security for transfer to another party.
Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms for Today's Investor by David L. Scott.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: de·liv·er
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -ered; -er·ing
: to transfer possession of (property) to another : put into the possession or exclusive control of another delivered to be effective —W. M. McGovern, Junior et al.> —see also GIFT —compare BAIL, CONVEY, DONATE, GIVE, SELL —de·liv·er·able adjective
Main Entry: de·liv·er
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -ered; -er·ing
: to transfer possession of (property) to another : put into the possession or exclusive control of another delivered to be effective —W. M. McGovern, Junior et al.> —see also GIFT —compare BAIL, CONVEY, DONATE, GIVE, SELL —de·liv·er·able adjective
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Deliver
De*liv"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delivered; p. pr. & vb. n. Delivering.] [F. d['e]livrer, LL. deliberare to liberate, give over, fr. L. de + liberare to set free. See Liberate.]1. To set free from restraint; to set at liberty; to release; to liberate, as from control; to give up; to free; to save; to rescue from evil actual or feared; -- often with from or out of; as, to deliver one from captivity, or from fear of death. He that taketh warning shall deliver his soul. --Ezek. xxxiii. 5. Promise was that I Should Israel from Philistian yoke deliver. --Milton. 2. To give or transfer; to yield possession or control of; to part with (to); to make over; to commit; to surrender; to resign; -- often with up or over, to or into. Thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand. --Gen. xl. 13. The constables have delivered her over. --Shak. The exalted mind All sense of woe delivers to the wind. --Pope. 3. To make over to the knowledge of another; to communicate; to utter; to speak; to impart. Till he these words to him deliver might. --Spenser. Whereof the former delivers the precepts of the art, and the latter the perfection. --Bacon. 4. To give forth in action or exercise; to discharge; as, to deliver a blow; to deliver a broadside, or a ball. Shaking his head and delivering some show of tears. --Sidney. An uninstructed bowler . . . thinks to attain the jack by delivering his bowl straightforward upon it. --Sir W. Scott. 5. To free from, or disburden of, young; to relieve of a child in childbirth; to bring forth; -- often with of. She was delivered safe and soon. --Gower. Tully was long ere he could be delivered of a few verses, and those poor ones. --Peacham. 6. To discover; to show. [Poetic] I 'll deliver Myself your loyal servant. --Shak. 7. To deliberate. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 8. To admit; to allow to pass. [Obs.] --Bacon. Syn: To Deliver, Give Forth, Discharge, Liberate, Pronounce, Utter. Usage: Deliver denotes, literally, to set free. Hence the term is extensively applied to cases where a thing is made to pass from a confined state to one of greater freedom or openness. Hence it may, in certain connections, be used as synonymous with any or all of the above-mentioned words, as will be seen from the following examples: One who delivers a package gives it forth; one who delivers a cargo discharges it; one who delivers a captive liberates him; one who delivers a message or a discourse utters or pronounces it; when soldiers deliver their fire, they set it free or give it forth.
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Deliver
De*liv"er\, a. [OF. delivre free, unfettered. See Deliver, v. t.] Free; nimble; sprightly; active. [Obs.] Wonderly deliver and great of strength. --Chaucer.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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