Derive

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  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To obtain or receive from a source.
  • intransitive verb. To produce or obtain (a compound) from another substance by chemical reaction.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To trace the origin or development of (a word).
  • intransitive verb. To generate (a linguistic structure) from another structure or set of structures.
  • intransitive verb. To arrive at by reasoning; deduce or infer.
  • intransitive verb. To be derived from a source; originate. synonym: stem.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To turn aside or divert, as water or other fluid, from its natural course or channel: as, to derive water from the main channel or current into lateral rivulets.
  • Figuratively, to turn aside; divert.
  • To draw or receive, as from a source or origin, or by regular transmission: as, to derive ideas from the senses; to derive instruction from a book; his estate is derived from his ancestors.
  • Specifically To draw or receive (a word) from a more original root or stem: as, the word ‘rule’ is derived from the Latin; ‘feed’ is derived from ‘food.’ See derivation
  • To deduce, as from premises; trace, as from a source or origin: involving a personal subject.
  • To communicate or transfer from one to another, as by descent.
  • To come, proceed, or be derived.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To flow; to have origin; to descend; to proceed; to be deduced.
  • transitive verb. 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.
  • transitive verb. To receive, as from a source or origin; to obtain by descent or by transmission; to draw; to deduce; -- followed by from.
  • transitive verb. To trace the origin, descent, or derivation of; to recognize transmission of.
  • transitive verb. To obtain one substance from another by actual or theoretical substitution.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
  • verb. To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.
  • verb. To find the derivation of (a word or phrase).
  • verb. To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.
  • verb. To originate or stem (from).
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
  • verb. develop or evolve from a latent or potential state
  • verb. reason by deduction; establish by deduction
  • verb. come from
  • verb. obtain
  • Word Usage
    "So, go ahead and wallow in what little meaness you can derive from the superlative performance of this administration."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    evolve  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Clive  Dr  Dr.  alive  arrive  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    accept  acquire  admit  arise  arouse  
    verb-form