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DERIVE
derive, educe
(verb) develop or evolve from a latent or potential state
derive
(verb) come from; “The present name derives from an older form”
deduce, infer, deduct, derive
(verb) reason by deduction; establish by deduction
derive, gain
(verb) obtain; “derive pleasure from one’s garden”
derive, come, descend
(verb) come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; “She was descended from an old Italian noble family”; “he comes from humble origins”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
derive (third-person singular simple present derives, present participle deriving, simple past and past participle derived)
(transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
(transitive, logic) To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.
(transitive, linguistics) To find the derivation of (a word or phrase).
(transitive, chemistry) To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.
(intransitive) To originate or stem (from).
To turn the course of (water, etc.); to divert and distribute into subordinate channels.
• Holland
Anagrams
• drivee, reived, revied, rieved
Source: Wiktionary
De*rive", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Derived; p. pr. & vb. n. Deriving.] Etym: [F. dériver, L. derivare; de- + rivus stream, brook. See Rival.]
1. To turn the course of, as water; to divert and distribute into subordinate channels; to diffuse; to communicate; to transmit; -- followed by to, into, on, upon. [Obs.] For fear it [water] choke up the pits . . . they [the workman] derive it by other drains. Holland. Her due loves derived to that vile witch's share. Spenser. Derived to us by tradition from Adam to Noah. Jer. Taylor.
2. To receive, as from a source or origin; to obtain by descent or by transmission; to draw; to deduce; -- followed by from.
3. To trace the origin, descent, or derivation of; to recognize transmission of; as, he derives this word from the Anglo-Saxon. From these two causes . . . an ancient set of physicians derived all diseases. Arbuthnot.
4. (Chem.)
Definition: To obtain one substance from another by actual or theoretical substitution; as, to derive an organic acid from its corresponding hydrocarbon.
Syn.
– To trace; deduce; infer.
De*rive", v. i.
Definition: To flow; to have origin; to descend; to proceed; to be deduced. Shak. Power from heaven Derives, and monarchs rule by gods appointed. Prior.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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