deliver Copy link Outline I. To release1. lībĕro, 1 (with acc. and abl.)2. exĭmo, ēmi, emptum, 3 (with acc. and dat., or abl. with prep.)3. solvo, exsolvo, 34. ērĭpio, rĭpui, reptum, 35. servo, conservo, 16. vindĭco, 1 (implying that some rightful claim is made good)II. To hand over to1. do, dĕdi, dătum, dăre2. reddo, dĭdi, dĭtum, 3 (esp. of letters or messages)3. trādo (transdo), dĭdi, dĭtum, 3 (to hand over)4. dēdo, prōdo, 3III. To give forth, rehearse1. hăbeo, 22. dīco, xi, ctum, 33. ăgo, ēgi, actum, 3 (with special reference to manner of speaking and action)4. prōnuntio, 1 (the most exact equivalent of the English word)IV. To let fly; as missilesV. To act as accoucheur • deliver: (v. t.): I. To release: 1. lībĕro, 1 (with acc. and abl.): Cic.: Liv.: v. to relieve, free. 2. exĭmo, ēmi, emptum, 3 (with acc. and dat., or abl. with prep.): to d. (any one) from death, morti (aliquem) ex., Tac.: to d. any one from chains, e vinculis aliquem ex., Cic.: v. to rescue, exempt. 3. solvo, exsolvo, 3: v. to release. 4. ērĭpio, rĭpui, reptum, 3: lit. to snatch from: v. to rescue. 5. servo, conservo, 1: v. to save, preserve. 6. vindĭco, 1 (implying that some rightful claim is made good): wisdom alone d.s us from the violence of lusts, sapientia sola nos a libidinum impetu v., Cic.: also with abl. without prep.: L. G. § 306. II. To hand over to: 1. do, dĕdi, dătum, dăre: of letters: to deliver to a letter-carrier, to "post," literas alicui d., Cic.; also with ad and acc. of the person to whom the letter is written, Cic.: also with dat., of delivering a letter to the person for whom it was destined, Cic. 2. reddo, dĭdi, dĭtum, 3 (esp. of letters or messages): Cincius d.'d to me a letter from you, C. mihi abs te epistolam reddidit, Cic.: to d. messages, mandata r., Suet. 3. trādo (transdo), dĭdi, dĭtum, 3 (to hand over): to d. a treasure to a friend, amico thesaurum tr., Pl.: to d. oneself up to the enemy, tr. se hostibus, Caes.: to d. up to punishment, aliquem ad supplicium (supplicio, Suet.) tr., Nep.: to d. up to incarceration, in custodiam tr., Cic.: to d. over to protection, in fidem tr., Liv.: to d. a will to any one to read, testamentum alicui legendum tr., Hor.: v. to hand down, over. 4. dēdo, prōdo, 3: v. to give up, surrender. III. To give forth, rehearse: 1. hăbeo, 2: to d. a speech, an harangue, orationem, contionem h., Caes.: Cic. 2. dīco, xi, ctum, 3: a speech d.'d from written notes, oratio dicta de scripto, Cic.: to d. judgment, sentence, jus, sententiam d., Cic.: v. to utter. 3. ăgo, ēgi, actum, 3 (with special reference to manner of speaking and action): awkwardness in d.ing (a speech), deformitas agendi, Cic.: to d. with dignity and grace, a. cum dignitate et venustate, Cic. 4. prōnuntio, 1 (the most exact equivalent of the English word): Join: agere et pronuntiare (as comprehending the entire practice of a speaker), Cic.: v. delivery. Phr.: to d. a speech, verba facere, Cic. IV. To let fly; as missiles: mitto, jăcio (conjĭcio, of a number): v. to discharge. V. To act as accoucheur: (feminae) parturienti adesse, cf. Ov. F. 3, 256: *feminae parturienti operam dare: to be d.'d of a daughter, puellam parĕre, Ter.: did you d. my mother? an tu fuisti meae matri obstetrix? Pl.: newly d.'d, fēta: a newly d.'d she-bear, f. ursa, Ov.: friends were coming to the newly d.'d (mother) to congratulate (her), veniebant ad fetam amicae gratulatum, Varr.