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derive
[ dih-rahyv ]
/ dÉŖĖraÉŖv /
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verb (used with object), deĀ·rived, deĀ·rivĀ·ing.
to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed by from).
to trace from a source or origin: English words derived from German.
Chemistry. to produce or obtain (a substance) from another.
Grammar. to create (a new linguistic form) by adding affixes to or changing the shape of a root or base: The word ārunnerā is derived from ārun.ā
verb (used without object), deĀ·rived, deĀ·rivĀ·ing.
to come from a source or origin; originate (often followed by from).
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Origin of derive
First recorded in 1350ā1400; Middle English diriven, deriven āto flow, draw from, spring,ā from Anglo-French, Old French deriver, from Latin dÄrÄ«vÄre āto lead off,ā equivalent to dÄ- de- + rÄ«v(us) āa streamā + -Äre infinitive suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM derive
Words nearby derive
derisive, derisory, deriv., derivation, derivative, derive, derived, derived curve, derived fossil, derived unit, Derleth
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British Dictionary definitions for derive
derive
/ (dÉŖĖraÉŖv) /
verb
(usually foll by from) to draw or be drawn (from) in source or origin; trace or be traced
(tr) to obtain by reasoning; deduce; infer
(tr) to trace the source or development of
(usually foll by from) to produce or be produced (from) by a chemical reaction
maths to obtain (a function) by differentiation
Derived forms of derive
derivable, adjectivederiver, nounWord Origin for derive
C14: from Old French deriver to spring from, from Latin dÄrÄ«vÄre to draw off, from de- + rÄ«vus a stream
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