Main Entry: de·liv·er

Pronunciation: \di-ˈli-vər, dē-\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): de·liv·ered; de·liv·er·ing \-v(ə-)riŋ\

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French deliverer, delivrer, from Late Latin deliberare, from Latin de- + liberare to liberate

Date: 13th century

transitive verb 1 : to set free <and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil — Matthew 6:13(Authorized Version)>
2 a : to take and hand over to or leave for another : convey <deliver a package> b : hand over, surrender <delivered the prisoners to the sheriff> <delivered themselves over to God>
3 a (1) : to assist in giving birth (2) : to aid in the birth of b : to give birth to c : to cause (oneself) to produce as if by giving birth <has delivered himself of half an autobiography — H. C. Schonberg>
4 : speak, sing, utter <delivered their lines with style> <deliver a song> <deliver a speech>
5 : to send (something aimed or guided) to an intended target or destination <ability to deliver nuclear warheads> <delivered a fastball>
6 a : to bring (as votes) to the support of a candidate or cause b : to come through with : produce <can deliver the best results> <the new car delivers high gas mileage>intransitive verb : to produce the promised, desired, or expected results : come through <can't deliver on all these promises>

synonyms see rescue

— de·liv·er·abil·i·ty \-ˌli-v(ə-)rə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— de·liv·er·able \-ˈli-v(ə-)rə-bəl\ adjective

— de·liv·er·er \-ˈli-vər-ər\ noun

— deliver the goods : to give results that are promised, expected, or desired