deliver

Definition

To set free from restraint or danger.

Etymology

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).

Example Sentences

• "The hostage was delivered from her captors and thus preserved from any danger."
• "the doctor delivered the baby"
• "the duchess was delivered of a son"