Definitions of derive
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To
come
or
proceed
from.
-
To
obtain
one
substance
from
another
by
actual
or
theoretical
substitution;
as,
to
derive
an
organic
acid
from
its
corresponding
hydrocarbon.
-
To
turn
the
course
of,
as
water;
to
divert
and
distribute
into
subordinate
channels;
to
diffuse;
to
communicate;
to
transmit; -
followed
by
to,
into,
on,
upon.
-
To
receive,
as
from
a
source
or
origin;
to
obtain
by
descent
or
by
transmission;
to
draw;
to
deduce; -
followed
by
from.
-
To
draw
from,
as
water
from
a
river:
to
take
or
receive
from
a
source
or
origin:
to
infer: (
stym.)
to
trace
a
word
to
its
root.
-
To
draw
from;
receive
from
a
source;
deduce;
trace
a
word
to
its
origin.
-
To
draw,
as
from
a
source;
deduce,
as
a
conclusion;
trace
the
derivation
of.
-
To
flow;
to
have
origin;
to
descend;
to
proceed;
to
be
deduced.
-
obtain; "
derive
pleasure
from
one's
garden"
-
develop
or
evolve,
especially
from
a
latent
or
potential
state
-
To
receive
by
regular
transmission
or
conveyance;
to
receive
as
from
a
source;
to
trace
from
a
root;
to
deduce
from
a
cause
or
origin;
to
deduce
or
draw.
-
To
draw
from,
as
from
a
regular
course
or
channel;
to
receive,
as
from
a
source
or
origin;
to
deduce
as
from
a
root
or
primitive
word;
to
trace.
-
Derivable.
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