deliver
/dɪlˈɪvɝ/
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Definitions
Verb
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"
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bring to a destination, make a delivery; "our local super market delivers"
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to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money"
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free from harm or evil
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hand over to the authorities of another country; "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there"
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pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment"
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utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.); "The students delivered a cry of joy"
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save from sins
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carry out or perform; "deliver an attack", "deliver a blow"; "The boxer drove home a solid left"
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relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"
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throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball; "The pitcher delivered the ball"
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cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"
Synonyms
bear
birth
cede
deport
drive home
extradite
fork out
fork over
fork up
give birth
give up
hand over
have
pitch
present
redeem
render
rescue
return
save
surrender
turn in
More General Terms
bring
bring forth
bring through
carry through
communicate
convey
emit
expel
fetch
get
gift
give
hand
kick out
let loose
let out
mouth
pass
pass along
pass on
present
produce
pull through
put across
reach
save
speak
talk
throw
throw out
turn over
utter
verbalise
verbalize
More Specific Terms
bail
bear
calve
carry
consign
cub
discharge
drop
drop off
expect
farrow
fawn
foal
gestate
give away
have a bun in the oven
have young
kitten
lamb
land
litter
misdeliver
pig
process
pup
put down
relieve
repatriate
reprieve
salvage
salve
save
sell
serve
set down
sign away
sign over
speechify
swear out
twin
unload
whelp
yield up