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Deliver vs. Delver

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Deliververb

To set free from restraint or danger.

‘deliver a captive from the prison’;

Delvernoun

One who digs or delves, as with a spade.

Deliververb

(process) To do with birth.

Delvernoun

One who digs, as with a spade.

Deliververb

To assist in the birth of.

‘the doctor delivered the baby’;

Deliververb

To assist (a female) in bearing, that is, in bringing forth (a child).

‘the duchess was delivered of a son’; ‘the doctor is expected to deliver her of a daughter tomorrow’;

Deliververb

To give birth to.

‘she delivered a baby boy yesterday’;

Deliververb

To free from or disburden of anything.

Deliververb

To bring or transport something to its destination.

‘deliver a package;’; ‘deliver the mail’;

Deliververb

To hand over or surrender (someone or something) to another.

‘deliver the thief to the police’;

Deliververb

To produce what was expected or required.

Deliververb

To express in words or vocalizations, declare, utter, or vocalize.

‘deliver a speech’;

Deliververb

To give forth in action or exercise; to discharge.

‘to deliver a blow’;

Deliververb

To discover; to show.

Deliververb

(obsolete) To admit; to allow to pass.

Deliververb

(medicine) To administer a drug.

Deliververb

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 IShould Israel from Philistian yoke deliver.’;

Deliververb

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 mindAll sense of woe delivers to the wind.’;

Deliververb

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.’;

Deliververb

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 upon it.’;

Deliververb

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.’;

Deliververb

To discover; to show.

‘I 'll deliverMyself your loyal servant.’;

Deliververb

To deliberate.

Deliververb

To admit; to allow to pass.

Deliveradjective

Free; nimble; sprightly; active.

‘Wonderly deliver and great of strength.’;

Deliververb

deliver (a speech, oration, or idea);

‘The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students’;

Deliververb

bring to a destination, make a delivery;

‘our local super market delivers’;

Deliververb

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’;

Deliververb

free from harm or evil

Deliververb

hand over to the authorities of another country;

‘They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there’;

Deliververb

pass down;

‘render a verdict’; ‘deliver a judgment’;

Deliververb

utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.);

‘The students delivered a cry of joy’;

Deliververb

save from sins

Deliververb

carry out or perform;

‘deliver an attack’; ‘deliver a blow’; ‘The boxer drove home a solid left’;

Deliververb

relinquish possession or control over;

‘The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in’;

Deliververb

throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball;

‘The pitcher delivered the ball’;

Deliververb

give birth (to a newborn);

‘My wife had twins yesterday!’;

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