deliver vs hand over

deliver

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

  • To give birth to. 

  • To set free from restraint or danger. 

  • To free from or disburden of anything. 

  • To bring or transport something to its destination. 

  • To produce what is expected or required. 

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

  • To discover; to show. 

  • To administer a drug. 

  • To assist in the birth of. 

  • To give forth in action or exercise; to discharge. 

  • To assist (a female) in bearing, that is, in bringing forth (a child). 

adj
  • Capable, agile, or active. 

hand over

verb
  • To deliver (someone to an enemy, police, etc.). 

  • To relinquish control or possession of something to someone. 

How often have the words deliver and hand over occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )