derive
verb
- to take, receive, or obtain especially from a specified source
- (chemistry) to obtain (a chemical substance) actually or theoretically from a parent substance
- to infer, deduce
- (archaic) to bring
- to trace the derivation of
- to have or take origin : come as a derivative
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /dɪˈɹaɪv/
verb
Etymology: From Middle English deriven, from Old French deriver, from Latin dērīvō (“to lead, turn, or draw off (a liquid), draw off, derive”), from dē (“away”) + rīvus (“a stream”); see rival. Unrelated to arrive.
- To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
“Reading books is the best way to derive knowledge.”
“Bob the aforesaid, and his present chances of deriving a competent independence from the honourable profession to which he had devoted himself.”
- To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.
- To find the derivation of (a word or phrase).
- To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.
- To originate or stem (from).
“Her excellent organisation skills derive from her time as a secretary in the army.”
“Britannia's firebox would appear to have derived from those of the Bulleid Pacifics, which it closely resembles.”
- To turn the course of (water, etc.); to divert and distribute into subordinate channels.
“For fear it [water] choke up the pits […] they [the workman] deriue it by other drains.”
- To differentiate (a function).