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verb
  1. 1
    to take something, especially goods or letters, to a place

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of deliver*

    To take something somewhere: bear, bring along, bring around, bring, bring over, bring through, carry, cart... more
    1. a.
      to give information or documents to someone

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of deliver*

      To take something somewhere: bear, bring along, bring around, bring, bring over, bring through, carry, cart... more
    2. b.
      to take someone to a place where they will be guarded or taken care of

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of deliver*

      To go somewhere with someone or something: come, drive, walk, deliver, conduct, bring, escort, haul off, shepherd, lead... more
  2. 2
    formal to give a formal talk to a group of people

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of deliver*

    To perform a ceremony or to give a speech: address, chair, commemorate, dedicate to, deliver, give, inaugurate, lecture, orate, parade... more
  3. 3
    to give an official decision

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of deliver*

    To make a decision: decide, determine, arrive at, conclude, settle, resolve, make up your mind, come down, commit yourself, adjudicate... more
  4. 4
    to do something that you have promised to do

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of deliver*

    To keep a promise: keep, hold to, stick to, remember, come through, fulfill, honor, meet, keep your word, deliver... more
  5. 5
    to provide a service

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of deliver*

    To provide something needed or missing: provide, supply, equip, arrange, offer, serve, resource, cater to, come up with, satisfy... more
  7. 7
    to make a computer program available

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of deliver*

    To use or program a computer: access, archive, author, back up, block, browse, burn, burn in, call up, capture... more
  10. 10
    if you deliver a blow or punch to part of someone’s body, you hit them there very hard

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of deliver*

    To hit a person: hit, beat, smack, bludgeon, thump, batter, beat up, stun, punch... more
  11. 11
    formal to free someone from an unpleasant situation

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of deliver*

    To set a person or animal free: let out, release, untie, liberate, unleash, free, deliver, enfranchise, let someone go, emancipate... more

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