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deliver over into

C1 formal inseparable transitive
In simple words

To give someone or something into the care or control of another person or group, usually in a formal or serious way.

Literal meaning: To carry something over and place it into (a new location or control).

Meanings

1 C1 formal

To formally hand someone or something over to the power, care, or authority of another.

"The prisoner was delivered over into the custody of the foreign court."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

Archaic or literary phrasing. Most common in religious, legal, or historical texts. Rarely used in modern everyday speech. The 'into' emphasises the idea of entering a new state of custody or power.

Commonly used with

hands custody power care authority bondage

Forms

Base
deliver over into
I/you/we/they
3rd person
delivers over into
he/she/it
Past simple
delivered over into
yesterday
Past participle
delivered over into
have + pp
-ing form
delivering over into
continuous

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Synonyms

hand over to surrender to commit to consign to deliver up to yield to

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