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de⋅liv⋅er

  [di-liv-er]
Use delivered in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
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.
–verb (used without object)
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.
–adjective
17. Archaic. agile; quick.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME delivren < OF delivrer < LL dēlīberāre to set free, equiv. to dē- 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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de·liv·er   (dĭ-lĭv'ər)   
v.   de·liv·ered, de·liv·er·ing, de·liv·ers

v.   tr.

  1. To bring or transport to the proper place or recipient; distribute: deliver groceries; deliver the mail.

  2. To surrender (someone or something) to another; hand over: delivered the criminal to the police.

  3. To secure (something promised or desired), as for a candidate or political party: campaign workers who delivered the ward for the mayor.

  4. To throw or hurl: The pitcher delivered the ball.

  5. To strike (a blow).

  6. To express in words; declare or utter: deliver a lecture.

    1. To give birth to: She delivered a baby boy this morning.

    2. To assist (a woman) in giving birth: The doctor delivered her of twins.

    3. To assist or aid in the birth of: The midwife delivered the baby.

  8. To give forth or produce: The oil well delivered only 50 barrels a day.

  9. To set free, as from misery, peril, or evil: deliver a captive from slavery. See Synonyms at save1.

v.   intr.

  1. To produce or achieve what is desired or expected; make good: The senator delivered on her pledge. He is a manager who just can't seem to deliver.

  2. To give birth: She expects to deliver in late August.


[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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Word Origin & History

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
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Financial Dictionary

deliver

To relinquish possession of a security for transfer to another party.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Legal Dictionary

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.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: de·liv·er
Pronunciation: di-'liv-&r
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: de·liv·ered;de·liv·er·ing /-(&-)ri[ng]/
Function: transitive verb
1 a : to assist (a parturient female) in giving birth delivered of a fine boy> b : to aid in the birth of deliver a child with forceps>
2 : to give birth todelivered a pair of healthy twins after a short labor> deliver intransitive senses
: to give birth to offspring deliver prematurely present special problems>
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Medical Dictionary

deliver de·liv·er (dĭ-lĭv'ər)
v. de·liv·ered, de·liv·er·ing, de·liv·ers

  1. To assist a woman in giving birth to a baby.

  2. To extract something from an enclosed place, as a foreign body or a tumor.

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