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de·rive

Audio Help [di-rahyv] Pronunciation Key verb, -rived, -riv·ing.

–verb (used with object)

1.	to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually fol. by from).

2.	to trace from a source or origin.

3.	to reach or obtain by reasoning; deduce; infer.

4.	Chemistry. to produce or obtain (a substance) from another.

–verb (used without object)

5.	to come from a source or origin; originate (often fol. by from).

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME diriven, deriven to flow, draw from, spring < AF, OF deriver < L dérīvāre to lead off, equiv. to dé- de- + rīv(us) a stream + -āre inf. suffix

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—Related forms

de·riv·a·ble, adjective

de·riv·er, noun

—Synonyms 1. gain, attain, glean, gather, reap, net.

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de·rive Audio Help   (dĭ-rīv') Pronunciation Key
v.   de·rived, de·riv·ing, de·rives

v.   tr.

To obtain or receive from a source.
To arrive at by reasoning; deduce or infer: derive a conclusion from facts.
To trace the origin or development of (a word).
Linguistics To generate (one structure) from another or from a set of others.
Chemistry To produce or obtain (a compound) from another substance by chemical reaction.

v. intr.
To issue from a source; originate. See Synonyms at stem¹.

[Middle English deriven, to be derived from, from Old French deriver, from Latin dērīvāre, to derive, draw off : dē-, de- + rīvus, stream; see rei- in Indo-European roots.]

de·riv'a·ble adj., de·riv'er n.

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