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derive

[ dih-rahyv ]

verb (used with object)

derived, deriving.
  1. to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed by from ).

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

  2. to trace from a source or origin:

    English words derived from German.

  3. to reach or obtain by reasoning; deduce; infer.
  4. Chemistry. to produce or obtain (a substance) from another.
  5. Grammar. to create (a new linguistic form) by adding affixes to or changing the shape of a root or base:

    The word “runner” is derived from “run.”



verb (used without object)

derived, deriving.
  1. to come from a source or origin; originate (often followed by from ).

derive

/ ɪˈɪ /

verb

  1. usually foll by from to draw or be drawn (from) in source or origin; trace or be traced
  2. tr to obtain by reasoning; deduce; infer
  3. tr to trace the source or development of
  4. usually foll by from to produce or be produced (from) by a chemical reaction
  5. maths to obtain (a function) by differentiation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ, adjective
  • ˈ, noun
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  • ·· verb (used with object) prederived prederiving
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of derive1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English diriven, deriven “to flow, draw from, spring,” from Anglo-French, Old French deriver, from Latin ŧī “to lead off,” equivalent to ŧ- de- + ī(ܲ) “a stream” + - infinitive suffix
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of derive1

C14: from Old French deriver to spring from, from Latin ŧī to draw off, from de- + īܲ a stream
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Example Sentences

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Instead, they are derived using a novel calculation that focuses on America’s trade deficits with other nations.

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It relies on robust sales of alcoholic drinks, which have significantly higher profit margins than food, and derives 40% percent of its revenue from the beverage side.

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The second cost of diversity derives from how employees of color perceive the rightness of their employer’s actions, otherwise known as legitimacy.

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Matthew, Mark, Luke and John were names added afterward, to lend credibility, derived from men in Jesus’ inner circle.

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Dunthorne’s title derives from one of Siegfried’s early professional accomplishments: the manufacture of a radioactive toothpaste that became the choice of the German army.

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