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Added 9 October 2026

deliver

/dɪˈlɪv.ə(ɹ)/ verb

In Latin: trādō Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about deliver at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To set free from restraint or danger.
The hostage was delivered from her captors and thus preserved from any danger.
Senses having to do with birth. To assist in the birth of.
the doctor delivered the baby
To assist in the birth of.
the doctor delivered the baby

adjective

Capable, agile, or active.

Origin

From Middle English deliveren, from Anglo-Norman and Old French delivrer, from Latin dē + līberō (“to set free”). Compare typologically dispatch, analyzable as dis- + impeach, from Latin impedicō (also akin to impede).

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