deliver

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. discharge, give forth, emit, deal; [set] free, liberate, release, emancipate; save, rescue, redeem; convey, carry to; rid; grant, cede, surrender; pronounce, speak, utter; give birth (to), produce; informal, make good. See giving, speech, liberation, transportation, relief.

II

(Roget's IV) v.

1. [To free]

Syn. set free, liberate, save; see free 1 , release , rescue 2 .

2. [To transfer]

Syn. pass, remit, hand over, hand in, surrender; see also abandon 1 , give 1 .

3. [To speak formally]

Syn. present, read, give; see address 2 , utter .

4. [To bring to birth]

Syn. bring forth, be delivered of, accouche; see produce 1 .

5. [To distribute]

Syn. allot, dispense, give out; see distribute 1 .

6. [To throw]

Syn. pitch, hurl, fling; see throw 1 .

7. [To carry]

Syn. transport, transfer, convey, cart; see carry 1 .

8. [*To do something promised]

Syn. come through, produce, fulfill, meet expectations; see achieve 1 , perform 1 .

See Synonym Study at rescue .

• be delivered of,

Syn. give birth to, bear, bring into the world; see produce 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

1. transfer carry, convey, transport, bring, send, transmit, forward, surrender.

2. free liberate, save, rescue, emancipate, release.

3. throw send, discharge, pitch, shoot, toss, launch, fire.

ANT.: 2. enslave, shackle

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To relinquish to the possession or control of another: furnish, give, hand, hand over, provide, supply, transfer, turn over. See GIVE. 2. To mete out by means of some action: administer, deal, give. See GIVE. 3. To give birth to: bear, bring forth, have. Chiefly Regional: birth. Idiom: be brought abed (or to bed) of. See RICH. 4. To extricate, as from danger or confinement: rescue, save. Idiom: come to the rescue of. See HELP.