deliver

/dɪlˈɪvɚ/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
   “The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students”
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”
4. free from harm or evil
5. hand over to the authorities of another country
   “They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there”
6. pass down
   “render a verdict”
7. utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.)
   “The students delivered a cry of joy”
8. save from sins
9. carry out or perform
   “deliver an attack”
10. relinquish possession or control over
    “The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in”
11. throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
    “The pitcher delivered the ball”
12. cause to be born
    “My wife had twins yesterday!”

Synonyms for deliver

• present
• hand over
• fork over
• fork out
• fork up
• turn in
• render
• rescue
• extradite
• deport
• return
• redeem
• save
• drive home
• surrender
• cede
• give up
• pitch
• give birth
• bear
• birth
• have

Words that rhyme with deliver

• quiver
• liver
• sliver
• shiver
• caregiver
• giver
• downriver
• river
• upriver
• ivar
• mciver
• mcivor