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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Deliver \De*liv"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delivered; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Delivering.] [F. d['e]livrer, 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.
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              He that taketh warning shall deliver his soul.
                                                    --Ezek.
                                                    xxxiii. 5.
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              Promise was that I
              Should Israel from Philistian yoke deliver.
                                                    --Milton.
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     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.
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              Thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand.
                                                    --Gen. xl. 13.
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              The constables have delivered her over. --Shak.
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              The exalted mind
              All sense of woe delivers to the wind. --Pope.
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     3. To make over to the knowledge of another; to communicate;
        to utter; to speak; to impart.
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              Till he these words to him deliver might. --Spenser.
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              Whereof the former delivers the precepts of the art,
              and the latter the perfection.        --Bacon.
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     4. 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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              Shaking his head and delivering some show of tears.
                                                    --Sidney.
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              An uninstructed bowler . . . thinks to attain the
              jack by delivering his bowl straightforward upon it.
                                                    --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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     5. To free from, or disburden of, young; to relieve of a
        child in childbirth; to bring forth; -- often with of.
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              She was delivered safe and soon.      --Gower.
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              Tully was long ere he could be delivered of a few
              verses, and those poor ones.          --Peacham.
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     6. To discover; to show. [Poetic]
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              I 'll deliver
              Myself your loyal servant.            --Shak.
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     7. To deliberate. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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     8. To admit; to allow to pass. [Obs.] --Bacon.
  
     Syn: To Deliver, Give Forth, Discharge, Liberate,
          Pronounce, Utter.
  
     Usage: 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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Deliver \De*liv"er\, a. [OF. delivre free, unfettered. See
     Deliver, v. t.]
     Free; nimble; sprightly; active. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Wonderly deliver and great of strength.  --Chaucer.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Deliver \De*liv"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delivered; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Delivering.] [F. d['e]livrer, 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.
                                                    --Ezek.
                                                    xxxiii. 5.
  
              Promise was that I Should Israel from Philistian
              yoke deliver.                         --Milton.
  
     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.
                                                    --Gen. xl. 13.
  
              The constables have delivered her over. --Shak.
  
              The exalted mind All sense of woe delivers to the
              wind.                                 --Pope.
  
     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. --Spenser.
  
              Whereof the former delivers the precepts of the art,
              and the latter the perfection.        --Bacon.
  
     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.
                                                    --Sidney.
  
              An uninstructed bowler . . . thinks to attain the
              jack by delivering his bowl straightforward upon it.
                                                    --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
  
     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.      --Gower.
  
              Tully was long ere he could be delivered of a few
              verses, and those poor ones.          --Peacham.
  
     6. To discover; to show. [Poetic]
  
              I 'll deliver Myself your loyal servant. --Shak.
  
     7. To deliberate. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
     8. To admit; to allow to pass. [Obs.] --Bacon.
  
     Syn: To Deliver, Give Forth, Discharge, Liberate,
          Pronounce, Utter.
  
     Usage: 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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  deliver
       v 1: deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement
            speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the
            students" [syn: present]
       2: bring to a destination, make a delivery; "our local super
          market delivers"
       3: 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" [syn: hand over, fork over, fork out, fork
          up, turn in, get in, render]
       4: free from harm or evil [syn: rescue]
       5: hand over to the authorities of another country; "They
          extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could
          be tried there" [syn: extradite, deport]
       6: pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment" [syn: render,
           return]
       7: utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.); "The students delivered
          a cry of joy"
       8: save from sins [syn: redeem, save]
       9: carry out or perform; "deliver an attack", "deliver a blow";
          "The boxer drove home a solid left" [syn: drive home]
       10: relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to
           surrender the building after the police moved in" [syn: surrender,
            cede, give up]
       11: throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball;
           "The pitcher delivered the ball" [syn: pitch]
       12: give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!"
           [syn: give birth, bear, birth, have]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  deliver
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 απελευθερώνω κάποιον από κάτι
     2 γεννώ ένα παιδί
     3 ξεγεννώ, βοηθώ σε έναν τοκετό
     4 παραδίδω
     5 εκφράζω κάτι με λόγια

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  deliver
     a.
     (lb en rare) Capable, agile, or active.
     vb.
     1 To set free from restraint or danger.
     2 (lb en process) To do with birth.
     3 # To assist in the birth of.
     4 # (lb en formal with "of") To assist (a female) in
  bearing, that is, in bringing forth (a child).
     5 # To give birth to.
     6 To free from or disburden of anything.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  deliver
     a.
     (lb en rare) Capable, agile, or active.
     vb.
     1 To set free from restraint or danger.
     2 (lb en process) To do with birth.
     3 # To assist in the birth of.
     4 # (lb en formal with "of") To assist (a female) in
  bearing, that is, in bringing forth (a child).
     5 # To give birth to.
     6 To free from or disburden of anything.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  deliver
     a.
     (lb en rare) Capable, agile, or active.
     vb.
     1 To set free from restraint or danger.
     2 (lb en process) To do with birth.
     3 # To assist in the birth of.
     4 # (lb en formal with "of") To assist (a female) in
  bearing, that is, in bringing forth (a child).
     5 # To give birth to.
     6 To free from or disburden of anything.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  deliver
     a.
     (lb en rare) Capable, agile, or active.
     vb.
     1 To set free from restraint or danger.
     2 (lb en process) To do with birth.
     3 # To assist in the birth of.
     4 # (lb en formal with "of") To assist (a female) in
  bearing, that is, in bringing forth (a child).
     5 # To give birth to.
     6 To free from or disburden of anything.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  deliver
     Englanti vb.
     1 toimittaa (perille)
     2 synnyttää; avustaa synnytyksessä, auttaa maailmaan
     3 saada aikaan, saada valmiiksi;  toteuttaa, "viedä
  maaliin"
     4 vapauttaa, päästää
     5 esittää (muodollisesti): pitää puhe, julistaa tuomio

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  deliver
     Engelska vb.
     1 befria; frälsa, rädda
     2 överlämna, leverera, dela ut

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  deliver /dɪlˈɪvə/
  lewer, aflewer, inlewer

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Deliver /dɪlˈɪvə/
  سلّم

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  deliver //dɪˈlɪvə(ɹ)// //dɪˈlɪvɚ// 
  1. доставям
  to bring or transport something to its destination
  2. ра́ждам
  to give birth
  3. избавям, освобождавам
  to set free