derive
verb (used with object)
to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed byfrom ).
derivable
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a word derived from
derive.
Example Sentences
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In other words, morality has to do with what people believe and how we feel, and beliefs and feelings are not factual or derivable from facts.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
Foundationalism the belief that all truth is either self-evident or derivable from some truth that is self- evident.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
With all the instruction and self-knowledge derivable from such an incident, there is a considerable leaven of sorrow, and even some bitterness.
From One Of Them by Charles James Lever
The mechanical constitution of the compound bodies, no matter at what stage of combination and formation, must be derivable from the mechanical constitution of the elements of this combination.
From International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics by Various
These temporary evils, however, cannot be permitted to outweigh the enormous advantages derivable from the discovery of the gold-fields of Australia.
