deliver synonyms

deliver

v.

  1. To free

    set free, liberate, save; see free 1, release, rescue 2.

  2. To transfer

    pass, remit, hand over, hand in, surrender; see also abandon 1, give 1.

  3. To speak formally

    present, read, give; see address 2, utter.

  4. To bring to birth

    bring forth, be delivered of, accouche; see produce 1.

  5. To distribute

    allot, dispense, give out; see distribute 1.

  6. To throw

    pitch, hurl, fling; see throw 1.

  7. To carry

    transport, transfer, convey, cart; see carry 1.

  8. *To do something promised

    come through, produce, fulfill, meet expectations; see achieve 1, perform 1. See syn. study at rescue.

be delivered of

give birth to, bear, bring into the world; see produce 1.

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