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de·rive

[dih-rahyv] verb, -rived, -riv·ing.
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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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

de·riv·a·ble, adjective
de·riv·er, noun
non·de·riv·a·ble, adjective
pre·de·rive, verb (used with object), -rived, -riv·ing.
self-de·rived, adjective
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un·de·riv·a·ble, adjective
well-de·rived, adjective
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1. gain, attain, glean, gather, reap, net.

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Example Sentences
  • Biofuels: A novel form of biodiesel is derived from an unusual feedstock .
  • Unfortunately, some of the wildlife from which these medicines are derived are now endangered or threatened species.
  • The banjo is an instrument that was derived from an African instrument.
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derive
late 14c., 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;" see rivulet). Etymological sense is c.1560. Related: Derived.
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derive de·rive (dĭ-rīv')
v. de·rived, de·riv·ing, de·rives

  1. To obtain or receive from a source.

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

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