deliver
Pronunciation: /dɪˈlɪv.ə(ɹ)/
The English word “deliver” has 13 meanings listed here.
verb
- To set free from restraint or danger.
- To assist in the birth of.
- To assist (a female) in bearing, that is, in bringing forth (a child).
- To give birth to.
- To free from or disburden of anything.
- To bring or transport something to its destination.
- To hand over or surrender (someone or something) to another.
- To produce what is expected or required.
- To express in words or vocalizations, declare, utter, or vocalize.
- To give forth in action or exercise; to discharge.
- To discover; to show.
- To administer a drug.
adjective
Etymology
From Middle English deliveren, from Anglo-Norman and Old French delivrer, from Latin dē + līberō (“to set free”). Compare typologically dispatch, analyzable as dis- + impeach, from Latin impedicō (also akin to impede).
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