redeliver

[ ree-di-liv-er ]

/ ˌri dɪˈlɪv ər /

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to deliver again.

to deliver back; return.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

First recorded in 1485–95; re- + deliver

re·de·liv·er·er, noun

Yet can we own ourselves beaten, and redeliver our authority?
Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 93. August 27, 1887|Various
Roseveldt was commissioned to redeliver the lute, and to entreat the lady's acceptance of it.
Ormond, Volume II (of 3)|Charles Brockden Brown