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verb (used with object)
1.
to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed 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 followed by from).
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is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English diriven, deriven to flow, draw from, spring < Anglo-French, Old French deriver < Latin dērīvāre to lead off, equivalent to dē- de- + rīv(us) a stream + -āre infinitive suffix
1350–1400; Middle English diriven, deriven to flow, draw from, spring < Anglo-French, Old French deriver < Latin dērīvāre to lead off, equivalent to dē- de- + rīv(us) a stream + -āre infinitive suffix
Related forms
de·riv·a·ble, adjective
de·riv·er, noun
non·de·riv·a·ble, adjective
pre·de·rive, verb (used with object), pre·de·rived, pre·de·riv·ing.
self-de·rived, adjective
EXPANDSynonyms
1. gain, attain, glean, gather, reap, net.
1. gain, attain, glean, gather, reap, net.
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