Etymology : Middle English, from Old French delivrer, from Late Latin deliberare, from Latin de- + liberare to liberate
Pronunciation : di-li-v&r, dE-
Function : verb
Date : 13th century
1. convey; give; express; give birth; redeem; surrender. deliver\de*liv"er\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. delivered ; p. pr. & vb. n. delivering.] [f. délivrer, ll. deliberare to liberate, give over, fr. l. de + liberare to set free. see:
liberate.].
2. 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. xxxiii.
3. promise was that i should israel from philistian yoke deliver.
4. 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. xl.
5. the constables have delivered her over. the exalted mind all sense of woe delivers to the wind.
6. to make over to the knowledge of another; to communicate; to utter; to speak; to impart. till he these words to him deliver might. whereof the former delivers the precepts of the art, and the latter the perfection.
7. 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. an uninstructed bowler thinks to attain the jack by delivering his bowl straightforward upon it. w. scott.
8. 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. tully was long ere he could be delivered of a few verses, and those poor ones.
9. to discover; to show. [poetic] i 'll deliver myself your loyal servant.
10. to deliberate. [obs.].
11. to admit; to allow to pass. [obs.].
12. 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.
13. To give or transfer; to yield possession or control of; to part with ; to make over; to commit; to surrender; to resign; often with up or over, to or into.
14. To make over to the knowledge of another; to communicate; to utter; to speak; to impart.
15. To give forth in action or exercise; to discharge; as, to deliver a blow; to deliver a broadside, or a ball.
16. To free from, or disburden of, young; to relieve of a child in childbirth; to bring forth; often with of.
17. To discover; to show.
18. To deliberate.
19. To admit; to allow to pass.
20. Free; nimble; sprightly; active. deliver ; "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students" utter ; "The students delivered a cry of joy" bring to a destination, make a delivery; "our local super market delivers" throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball; "The pitcher delivered the ball" carry out or perform; "deliver an attack", "deliver a blow"; "The boxer drove home a solid left" save from sins.
21. 1. If you deliver something somewhere, you take it there. The Canadians plan to deliver more food to southern Somalia The spy returned to deliver a second batch of classified documents.
22. If you deliver something that you have promised to do, make, or produce, you do, make, or produce it. They have yet to show that they can really deliver working technologies We don't promise what we can't deliver.
23. If you deliver a person or thing into someone's care, you give them responsibility for that person or thing. Mrs Montgomery was delivered into Mr Hinchcliffe's care David delivered Holly gratefully into the woman's outstretched arms = hand over.
24. If you deliver a lecture or speech, you give it in public. The president will deliver a speech about schools.
25. When someone delivers a baby, they help the woman who is giving birth to the baby. Her husband had to deliver the baby himself.
26. If someone delivers a blow to someone else, they hit them. Those blows to the head could have been delivered by a woman.