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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

]

—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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
derive

c.1385, from O.Fr. deriver, from L. derivare "to lead or draw off (a stream of water) from its source," from phrase de rivo (de "from" + rivus "stream"). Etymological sense is c.1560. Derivative is from 1530.

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This

derive
verb
1.	reason by deduction; establish by deduction [syn: deduce]
2.	obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden"
3.	come from; "The present name derives from an older form"
4.	develop or evolve from a latent or potential state
5.	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"

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
derive1 [diˈraiv] verb

(with from) to come or develop from
Example: The word `derives' is derived from an old French word.

Arabic:	يُشْتَق من
Chinese (Simplified):	派生，源于
Chinese (Traditional):	派生，源於
Czech:	odvodit z, pocházet z
Danish:	komme fra; stamme fra
Dutch:	afgeleid zijn van
Estonian:	tulenema
Finnish:	johtua
French:	dériver (de)
German:	herleiten
Greek:	προέρχομαι από
Hungarian:	származik
Icelandic:	vera dregið af
Indonesian:	berasal
Italian:	derivare da

Japanese:	～から出ている
Korean:	…에서 유래하다·나오다
Latvian:	izcelties; atvasināt
Lithuanian:	kilti, būti kilusiam
Norwegian:	avlede, utlede, stamme fra
Polish:	wywodzić (się)
Portuguese (Brazil):	derivar
Portuguese (Portugal):	derivar
Romanian:	a deriva (din)
Russian:	происходить
Slovak:	odvodiť (od)
Slovenian:	izhajati
Spanish:	derivar
Swedish:	härleda sig från, härröra från
Turkish:	gelmek, türemek

derive2 [diˈraiv] verb

to draw or take from (a source or origin)
Example: We derive comfort from his presence.

Arabic:	يَسْتَمِد
Chinese (Simplified):	得到
Chinese (Traditional):	得到
Czech:	mít, získávat z
Danish:	udvinde; få
Dutch:	ontlenen
Estonian:	ammutama
Finnish:	saada
French:	tirer (de)
German:	gewinnen
Greek:	αντλώ
Hungarian:	nyer
Icelandic:	fá, öðlast
Indonesian:	mendapat
Italian:	trarre da*

Japanese:	～から得る
Korean:	얻다
Latvian:	gūt; mantot
Lithuanian:	semtis
Norwegian:	få, utvinne
Polish:	czerpać
Portuguese (Brazil):	tirar, extrair
Portuguese (Portugal):	tirar
Romanian:	a (pre)lua de la
Russian:	получать
Slovak:	mať (z), čerpať (z)
Slovenian:	dobiti (od kod)
Spanish:	sacar, recibir
Swedish:	dra, få, erhålla
Turkish:	almak, elde etmek

See also: derivative, derivation

American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

de·rive (d-rv)
v. de·rived, de·riv·ing, de·rives

To obtain or receive from a source.
To produce or obtain a chemical compound from another substance by chemical reaction.

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: de·rive
Pronunciation: di-'rIv
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: de·rived; de·riv·ing
transitive senses
: to take, receive, or obtain, especially from a specified source; specifically : to obtain (a chemical substance) actually or theoretically from a parent substance derive intransitive senses
: to have or take origin —der·i·va·tion /"der-&-'vA-sh&n/ noun

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Derive

De*riv"a*ble\, a. [From Derive.] That can be derived; obtainable by transmission; capable of being known by inference, as from premises or data; capable of being traced, as from a radical; as, income is derivable from various sources.

All honor derivable upon me. --South.

The exquisite pleasure derivable from the true and beautiful relations of domestic life. --H. G. Bell.

The argument derivable from the doxologies. --J. H. Newman.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Derive

Der"i*vate\, a. [L. derivatus, p. p. of derivare. See Derive.] Derived; derivative. [R.] --H. Taylor. -- n. A thing derived; a derivative. [R.]

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