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Definition of Deliver
1. Verb. Deliver (a speech, oration, or idea). "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"
Generic synonyms: Mouth, Speak, Talk, Utter, Verbalise, Verbalize
Specialized synonyms: Speechify
Derivative terms: Delivery, Presentation, Presentation
2. Verb. Bring to a destination, make a delivery. "They deliver the parcel to their parents"; "Our local super market delivers"
Specialized synonyms: Misdeliver, Process, Serve, Swear Out, Discharge, Drop, Drop Off, Put Down, Set Down, Unload, Consign
Derivative terms: Deliverer, Deliverer, Delivery
3. Verb. To surrender someone or something to another. "Fork over the money"
Generic synonyms: Give, Hand, Pass, Pass On, Reach, Turn Over
Specialized synonyms: Bail, Give Away
Derivative terms: Deliverer, Delivery, Handover
4. Verb. Free from harm or evil.
Specialized synonyms: Relieve, Salvage, Salve, Save, Reprieve
Generic synonyms: Bring Through, Carry Through, Pull Through, Save
Derivative terms: Deliverance, Deliverer, Delivery, Rescue, Rescuer
5. Verb. Hand over to the authorities of another country. "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there"
Generic synonyms: Expel, Kick Out, Throw Out
Specialized synonyms: Repatriate
Derivative terms: Deportee, Extradition
6. Verb. Pass down. "Deliver a judgment"
7. Verb. Utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.). "The students delivered a cry of joy"
8. Verb. Save from sins.
Category relationships: Faith, Organized Religion, Religion
Derivative terms: Deliverer, Deliverer, Redeemer, Redemption, Redemptive, Redemptive, Redemptory
9. Verb. Carry out or perform. "The boxer drove home a solid left"
10. Verb. Relinquish possession or control over. "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"
Generic synonyms: Gift, Give, Present
Specialized synonyms: Yield Up, Sell, Sign Away, Sign Over
Derivative terms: Cession, Surrender, Surrenderer
11. Verb. Throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball. "The pitcher delivered the ball"
12. Verb. Cause to be born. "My wife had twins yesterday!"
Entails: Conceive
Specialized synonyms: Twin, Drop, Foal, Cub, Kitten, Lamb, Litter, Pup, Whelp, Farrow, Pig, Fawn, Calve, Have Young, Bear, Carry, Expect, Gestate, Have A Bun In The Oven
Related verbs: Bear, Carry, Expect, Gestate, Have A Bun In The Oven
Generic synonyms: Bring Forth, Produce
Derivative terms: Birth, Birth, Birth, Delivery
Definition of Deliver
1. v. t. 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.
2. a. Free; nimble; sprightly; active.
Definition of Deliver
1. Verb. To set free. ¹
2. Verb. To give birth. ¹
3. Verb. To assist in the birth of. ¹
4. Verb. To bring or transport something to its destination. ¹
5. Verb. To hand over or surrender (someone or something) to another. ¹
6. Verb. To express in words, declare, or utter. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Deliver
1. to take to the intended recipient [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Deliver
1. 1. To assist a woman in childbirth. 2. To extract from an enclosed place, as the foetus from the womb, an object or foreign body, e.g., a tumour from its capsule or surroundings, or the lens of the eye in cases of cataract. Origin: fr. O. Fr. Fr. L. De-+ liber, free (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deliver
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