Deliver Definition
dĭ-lĭvər
delivered, delivering, delivers
verb
delivered, delivering, delivers
To make deliveries, as of merchandise.
Webster's New World
To surrender (someone or something) to another; hand over.
Delivered the criminal to the police.
American Heritage
To carry to and leave at the proper place or places; distribute.
Deliver the mail.
Webster's New World
To give birth to a child.
Webster's New World
To give forth, or express, in words; make (a speech or pronouncement); utter.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
idiom
deliver (oneself) of
- To pronounce; utter:
Before leaving I delivered myself of a few choice comments.
American Heritage
be delivered of
- to give birth to
Webster's New World
deliver oneself of
- to express; utter
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Deliver
- deliver (oneself) of
- be delivered of
- deliver oneself of
Origin of Deliver
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Middle English deliveren from Old French delivrer from Late Latin dēlīberāre Latin dē- de- līberāre to free (from līber free leudh- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Anglo-Norman and Old French delivrer, from Latin delīberō with a change of consonant.
From Wiktionary
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