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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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Words nearby deliver
delist, delitescence, delitescent, Delium, Delius, deliver, deliverable, deliverance, delivered price, deliverly, deliver the goods
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British Dictionary definitions for deliver
deliver
/ (dɪˈlɪvə) /
verb (mainly tr)
Derived forms of deliver
deliverable, adjectivedeliverability, noundeliverer, nounWord 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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Medical definitions for deliver
deliver
[ dĭ-lĭv′ər ]
v.
To assist a woman in giving birth to a baby.
To extract something from an enclosed place, as a foreign body or a tumor.
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