The difference between Deliver and Rescue

When used as verbs, deliver means to set free from restraint or danger, whereas rescue means to save from any violence, danger or evil.

Rescue is also noun with the meaning: an act or episode of rescuing, saving.

check bellow for the other definitions of Deliver and Rescue

  1. Deliver as a verb:

    To set free from restraint or danger.

    Examples:

    "'deliver a captive from the prison"

    "synonyms free liberate release"

  2. Deliver as a verb (process):

    To do with birth. To assist in the birth of. To assist (a female) in bearing, that is, in bringing forth (a child). To give birth to.

    Examples:

    "the doctor delivered the baby"

    "the duchess was delivered of a son"

    "the doctor is expected to deliver her of a daughter tomorrow"

    "she delivered a baby boy yesterday"

  3. Deliver as a verb:

    To free from or disburden of anything.

  4. Deliver as a verb:

    To bring or transport something to its destination.

    Examples:

    "'deliver a package;  deliver the mail"

  5. Deliver as a verb:

    To hand over or surrender (someone or something) to another.

    Examples:

    "'deliver the thief to the police"

  6. Deliver as a verb (intransitive, informal):

    To produce what was expected or required.

  7. Deliver as a verb:

    To express in words or vocalizations, declare, utter, or vocalize.

    Examples:

    "'deliver a speech"

  8. Deliver as a verb:

    To give forth in action or exercise; to discharge.

    Examples:

    "to deliver a blow"

  9. Deliver as a verb:

    To discover; to show.

  10. Deliver as a verb (obsolete):

    To admit; to allow to pass.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Francis Bacon"

  11. Deliver as a verb (medicine):

    To administer a drug.

  1. Rescue as a verb:

    To save from any violence, danger or evil.

    Examples:

    "The well-trained team rescued everyone after the avalanche."

  2. Rescue as a verb:

    To free or liberate from confinement or other physical restraint.

    Examples:

    "to rescue a prisoner from the enemy''."

  3. Rescue as a verb:

    To recover forcibly.

  4. Rescue as a verb:

    To deliver by arms, notably from a siege.

  5. Rescue as a verb (figuratively):

    To remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil and sin.

    Examples:

    "Traditionally missionaries aim to rescue many ignorant heathen souls."

  6. Rescue as a verb (figuratively):

    To achieve something positive under difficult conditions.

  1. Rescue as a noun:

    An act or episode of rescuing, saving.

  2. Rescue as a noun:

    A liberation, freeing.

  3. Rescue as a noun:

    The forcible ending of a siege; liberation from similar military peril

    Examples:

    "The rescue of Jerusalem was the original motive of the Crusaders"

  4. Rescue as a noun:

    A special airliner flight to bring home passengers who are stranded

  5. Rescue as a noun:

    A rescuee.

    Examples:

    "The dog was a rescue with some behavior issues."

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