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Deliver

/dɪˈlɪvə(ɹ)/

To set free from restraint or danger.

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📖 Definitions of "Deliver"

verb

1
To set free from restraint or danger.
"deliver a captive from the prison"
2
(process) To do with birth.
3
To free from or disburden of anything.
4
To bring or transport something to its destination.
"deliver a package; deliver the mail"

🔄 Synonyms of "Deliver"

20 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
renderverb	(transitive) To interpret, give an interpretation or rendition of.
presentnoun	Relating to now, for the time being; current.
cedeverb	(transitive) To give up; yield to another. [with to]
haveverb	(transitive) To possess, own.
returnnoun	(intransitive) To come or go back (to a place or person).
surrendernoun	(intransitive or reflexive) To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.
relieveverb	(transitive) To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of.
give upverb	(transitive) To stop or quit (an activity, etc.)
redeemverb	(transitive) To save, rescue.
extraditeverb	(transitive) To remove a person from one state to another by legal process.
birthnoun	(uncountable) The process of childbearing; the beginning of life; the emergence of a human baby or other viviparous animal offspring from the mother's body into the environment.
give birthverb	(intransitive, of viviparous animals) To release live offspring from the body into the environment.
turn inverb	(transitive, idiomatic) To submit something; to give.
get inverb	(transitive) To get into or inside something, literally or figuratively.
hand oververb	(transitive, idiomatic) To relinquish control or possession of something to someone.
deportverb	(transitive) To evict, especially from a country.
birthenoun	—
bearverb	A large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous), having shaggy fur, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of the family Ursidae.
rescuenoun	To save from any violence, danger or evil.
saveverb	(transitive) To prevent harm or difficulty.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Deliver"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
give upverb	(transitive) To stop or quit (an activity, etc.)
surrenderverb	(intransitive or reflexive) To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.
cedeverb	(transitive) To give up; yield to another. [with to]
saveverb	(transitive) To prevent harm or difficulty.
turn inverb	(transitive, idiomatic) To submit something; to give.
rescueverb	To save from any violence, danger or evil.
relieveverb	(transitive) To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of.
extraditeverb	(transitive) To remove a person from one state to another by legal process.
hand oververb	(transitive, idiomatic) To relinquish control or possession of something to someone.
get inverb	(transitive) To get into or inside something, literally or figuratively.
returnverb	(intransitive) To come or go back (to a place or person).
redeemverb	(transitive) To save, rescue.
deportverb	(transitive) To evict, especially from a country.
haveverb	(transitive) To possess, own.
renderverb	(transitive) To interpret, give an interpretation or rendition of.
presentverb	To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally.
birthverb	(transitive) To bear or give birth to (a child).
give birthverb	(intransitive, of viviparous animals) To release live offspring from the body into the environment.
bearverb	(now transitive outside certain set patterns such as 'bear with'; formerly also intransitive) To endure or withstand (hardship, scrutiny, etc.); to tolerate; to be patient (with).
birthenoun	—