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derive
(d/I/'r/aI/v )

verb (v)

  • reason by deduction; establish by deduction(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    deduce, deduct, infer
    source: wordnet30
  • obtain(verb.possession)
    Example:
    Derive pleasure from one's garden.
    Synonym:
    gain
    source: wordnet30
  • come from(verb.change)
    Example:
    The present name derives from an older form.
    Synonym:
    originate in
    source: wordnet30
  • develop or evolve from a latent or potential state(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    educe
    source: wordnet30
  • come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example(verb.stative)
    Synonym:
    come, descend
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To flow; to have origin; to descend; to proceed; to be deduced.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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