deliver

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  1. transitive verb To bring or transport to the proper place or recipient; distribute: deliver groceries; deliver the mail.
  2. transitive verb To surrender (someone or something) to another; hand over: delivered the criminal to the police.
  3. transitive verb To secure (something promised or desired), as for a candidate or political party: campaign workers who delivered the ward for the mayor.
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  • SMS is designed to always deliver, although it's not strictly guaranteed. —  TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us
  • Ecclestone also stated that the British Grand Prix would be under threat if Donington fails to deliver, as returning to Silverstone is not an option. —  The Roar - Your Sports Opinion
  • "The view that only big firms can deliver is absolute nonsense in many ways." —  E-Health Insider
  • After I deliver, my exercise would be called "Marie France"! —  Giddy Tigers
  • Aside from the possibility of promising more than you can deliver, your current efforts should bring the desired results. —  Midnight Moon Cafe
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  1. Middle English deliveren, from Old French delivrer, from Late Latin dēlīberāre : Latin dē-, de- + līberāre, to free (from līber, free; see leudh- in Indo-European roots).

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  1. from Middle English deliveren, delyveren, delivren, from Old French delivrer, French délivrer = Provencal deslivrar, desliuar, deslieurar, delivrar = Spanish Portuguese deliberar = Old Spanish delibrar = Italian diliberare, deliberare, dilibrare, from Middle Latin deliberare, set free, deliver, from Latin de, away, from, + liberare, set free, liberate, from liber, free: see liberate, livery.
  2. from Middle English deliver, delyvere, from Old French delivre, free, prompt, alert, from Middle Latin *deliber (cf. adverb delibere, promptly), from Latin de + liber, free; cf. adverb libere, freely. Cf. deliver formed of the same elements.
 

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