deliver

Definition for deliver

verb as in transfer, carry

verb as in relinquish possession

Strong matches

abandon, cede, commit, grant, resign, yield

Weak matches

give up, let go

verb as in free, liberate

Strongest match

release

Weak match

unshackle

verb as in announce, proclaim

verb as in administer; throw

Strongest matches

direct, dispatch, give, launch, send, transmit

Strong matches

aim, deal, fling, hurl, inflict, pitch, strike

verb as in discharge, give forth

Strong matches

birth, born, feed

Weak match

accouch

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The 12-member board of the BBC is responsible for ensuring it delivers on its public service mission and it sets the strategic direction of the corporation, which is largely funded by licence-fee payers.

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He wrote what he thought “each speaker is most likely to have needed to say” within “the overall purport of the speech as actually delivered.”

The U.K. treasury chief, Rachel Reeves, is likely to deliver a well-balanced budget that restores investor confidence and avoids political unrest, the economists said.

These are one-time costs that deliver savings over years.

Despite criticism that the bout is a mismatch designed to deliver Joshua, 35, an easy payday, Hearn insists his fighter remains focused on long-term plans.

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