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deliver

[ dih-liv-er ]
/ dɪˈlɪv ər /
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
adjective
Archaic. agile; quick.
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Origin of deliver

1175–1225; Middle English delivren<Old French delivrer<Late Latin dēlīberāre to set free, equivalent to dē-de- + līberāre to liberate

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British Dictionary definitions for deliver

deliver
/ (dɪˈlɪvə) /

verb (mainly tr)

Derived forms of deliver

deliverable, adjectivedeliverability, noundeliverer, noun

Word Origin for deliver

C13: from Old French delivrer, from Late Latin dēlīberāre to set free, from Latin de- + līberāre to free
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