delivers

[De*livĀ·er]

Whether you deliver a package, a baby, or a promise, you're bringing or carrying out something that was expected.

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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.

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give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!"

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deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"

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utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.); "The students delivered a cry of joy"

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pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment"

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bring to a destination, make a delivery; "our local super market delivers"

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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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relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"

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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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carry out or perform; "deliver an attack", "deliver a blow"; "The boxer drove home a solid left"

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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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free from harm or evil

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save from sins


v. t.
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.

v. t.
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.

v. t.
To make over to the knowledge of another; to communicate; to utter; to speak; to impart.

v. t.
To give forth in action or exercise; to discharge; as, to deliver a blow; to deliver a broadside, or a ball.

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To free from, or disburden of, young; to relieve of a child in childbirth; to bring forth; -- often with of.

v. t.
To discover; to show.

v. t.
To deliberate.

v. t.
To admit; to allow to pass.

v. t.
Free; nimble; sprightly; active.


Deliver

De*liv"er , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delivered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Delivering.] [F. d'82livrer, LL. deliberare to liberate, give over, fr. L. de + liberare to set free. See Liberate.] 1. 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.
Promise was that I Should Israel from Philistian yoke deliver.
2. 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.
The constables have delivered her over.
The exalted mind All sense of woe delivers to the wind.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. To discover; to show. [Poetic]
I 'll deliver Myself your loyal servant.
7. To deliberate. [Obs.] Chaucer. 8. To admit; to allow to pass. [Obs.] Bacon. Syn. -- To Deliver, Give Forth, Discharge, Liberate, Pronounce, Utter. Deliver denotes, literally, to set free. Hence the term is extensively applied to cases where a thing is made to pass from a confined state to one of greater freedom or openness. Hence it may, in certain connections, be used as synonymous with any or all of the above-mentioned words, as will be seen from the following examples: One who delivers a package gives it forth; one who delivers a cargo discharges it; one who delivers a captive liberates him; one who delivers a message or a discourse utters or pronounces it; when soldiers deliver their fire, they set it free or give it forth.

Deliver

De*liv"er, a. [OF. delivre free, unfettered. See Deliver, v. t.] Free; nimble; sprightly; active. [Obs.]
Wonderly deliver and great of strength.

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.

Free; nimble; sprightly; active.

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Usage Examples

Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesn't matter. I'm not sure a bad person can write a good book, If art doesn't make us better, then what on earth is it for.

A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car forever after.

I don't care whether you're driving a hybrid or an SUV. If you're headed for a cliff, you have to change direction. That's what the American people called for in November, and that's what we intend to deliver.

Because with courage and conviction I believe we can deliver a more flexible, adaptable and open European Union in which the interests and ambitions of all its members can be met.

I don't worry about being in a hurry any more, because my faith in God will always deliver me on time.

I get so nervous on stage I can't help but talk. I try. I try telling my brain: stop sending words to the mouth. But I get nervous and turn into my grandma. Behind the eyes it's pure fear. I find it difficult to believe I'm going to be able to deliver.

I can't deliver lines, but I can talk about food all night long.

American movies and music deliver themes of freedom, innocence, and power that appeal to others - partly because America itself was put together out of a multiplicity of national traditions.

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Other Usage Examples

I think people like comedies and I think concept driven comedies seem to be working when it's a clear concept and you deliver funny stuff.

By asking the question 'Am I happy?,' and via the answer setting out what I mean by happiness, there is a political route that can be taken, by asking another question - 'Can politics deliver happiness, and should it try?'

Health care for all Americans is the most pressing domestic issue today. It's far past time for the President and Congress to deliver health care to everyone.

From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me.

I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean.

But like a born actor who only really wants to direct, Gingrich has always been unsatisfied with what he's brilliant at. He can't still his hunger to deliver grand pronouncements on life, liberalism, conservatism, religion and whatever else swims into his consciousness.

I think we can be the very best place to start a business, to grow a business, to invent a new technology, to change the world, to change the country. But we've got a lot of work to deliver a new California to the people of California.

I think you can expect Sony, in the case of PSP specifically, to deliver a technology that is going to reinvent and change handheld entertainment, and take it to a brand new level.

Foreign policy is about trying to deliver for them the best possible economic benefits, the chance to travel, to study, to work, the opportunity through trade to be able to sell their goods and services and as much peace and security so they can live and bring their kids up so they don't have to fear war.

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