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Definition of Derive
1. Verb. Reason by deduction; establish by deduction.
Category relationships: Logic, Logical System, System Of Logic
Specialized synonyms: Extrapolate, Surmise, Elicit
Generic synonyms: Conclude, Reason, Reason Out
Derivative terms: Deduction, Deductive, Deductive, Deduction, Derivation, Inference
2. Verb. Obtain. "Derive pleasure from one's garden"
3. Verb. Come from. "The present name derives from an older form"
Related verbs: Come, Descend
Derivative terms: Derivation, Derivation, Derivation, Derivative, Deriving
4. Verb. Develop or evolve from a latent or potential state.
Specialized synonyms: Etymologise, Etymologize
Generic synonyms: Create, Make
Derivative terms: Derivation, Derivative
5. Verb. Come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example. "He comes from humble origins"
Related verbs: Come, Hail
Derivative terms: Derivation, Derivation, Derivative, Descendant, Descendent, Descent, Descent
Definition of Derive
1. v. t. 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.
2. v. i. To flow; to have origin; to descend; to proceed; to be deduced.
Definition of Derive
1. Verb. (transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive logic) To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive linguistics) To find the derivation of (a word or phrase). ¹
4. Verb. (transitive chemistry) To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction. ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive) To originate or stem (from). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Derive
1. to obtain or receive from a source [v -RIVED, -RIVING, -RIVES]
Medical Definition of Derive
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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. "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)
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