Definition of: deliver

(di·liv′ər) v.t.
1. To hand over; surrender; transfer possession of.
2. To carry and distribute.
3. To utter; give forth in words.
4. To relieve of a child in childbirth; also, to assist in the birth of (a child).
5. To free from restraint, evil, danger, etc.; set free; rescue.
6. To send forth; discharge, as a broadside.
7. To give; strike, as a blow.
8. To throw or pitch, as a ball.
—adjective Obs. Nimble; active. [<F délivrer <LL deliberare <de- down, away + liberare set free <liber free]
—de·liv′er·a·ble adjective
—deliv′er·er noun Synonyms (verb): discharge, emancipate, free, liberate, ransom, redeem, rescue, save. See GIVE, RELEASE. Antonyms: betray, capture, confine, enslave, imprison, incarcerate.