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de·rive
Audio Help [di-rahyv] Pronunciation Key verb, -rived, -riv·ing.
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Audio Help [di-rahyv] Pronunciation Key verb, -rived, -riv·ing. –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without 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. |
| 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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de·riv·a·ble, adjective
de·riv·er, noun
—Synonyms 1. gain, attain, glean, gather, reap, net.
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| de·rive
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v. de·rived, de·riv·ing, de·rives v. tr.
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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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.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| derive | |
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| 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" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
derive1 [diˈraiv] verb
(with from) to come or develop from
Example: The word `derives' is derived from an old French word.
derive2 [diˈraiv] verbExample: The word `derives' is derived from an old French word.
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to draw or take from (a source or origin)
Example: We derive comfort from his presence.
See also: derivative, derivationExample: We derive comfort from his presence.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
de·rive (d
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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.
| The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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
| Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
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, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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.]| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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