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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Foundationalism the belief that all truth is either self-evident or derivable from some truth that is self- evident.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
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
One of the most striking indications of the Original Unity of the different Races of Men is derivable from the uniformity of the Moral, Mental, and Social Features they display.
From Philological Proofs of the Original Unity and Recent Origin of the Human Race by Arthur James Johnes
But the Infidels who conferred these advantages could not conciliate the proud spirit of the Spaniard to subjugation under foreign rule, nor the pope to the loss of revenues derivable from an opulent kingdom.
From Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues by John Alberger
The play has neither been associated with a serious treatment of life nor with the refined pleasure derivable from contact with art.
From How to See a Play by Sir Richard Francis Burton
