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(), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Delivered (); p. pr. & vb. n.Delivering.] [F. dlivrer, LL. deliberare to liberate, give over, fr. L. de + liberare to set free. See Liberate.] 1. To set free from restraint; to set at liberty; to release; to liberate, as from control; to give up; to free; to save; to rescue from evil actual or feared; -- often with from or out of; as, to deliver one from captivity, or from fear of death. He that taketh warning shall deliver his soul. Ezek. xxxiii. 5. Promise was that I Should Israel from Philistian yoke deliver. Milton. 2. To give or transfer; to yield possession or control of; to part with (to); to make over; to commit; to surrender; to resign; -- often with up or over, to or into. Thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand. Gen. xl. 13. The constables have delivered her over. Shak. The exalted mind All sense of woe delivers to the wind. Pope. 3. To make over to the knowledge of another; to communicate; to utter; to speak; to impart. Deliv"er a.[OF. delivre free, unfettered. See Deliver, v. t.] Free; nimble; sprightly; active. [Obs.] Wonderly deliver and great of strength. Chaucer. スポンサード リンク
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