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derive
[ dih-rahyv ]
verb (used with object)
- to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed by from ).
Synonyms: , , , , ,
- 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 “runner” is derived from “run.”
verb (used without object)
- to come from a source or origin; originate (often followed by from ).
derive
/ ɪˈɪ /
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
- ˈ, adjective
- ˈ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ··· adjective
- ·· noun
- non···· adjective
- ·· verb (used with object) prederived prederiving
- un···· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of derive1
Example Sentences
Instead, they are derived using a novel calculation that focuses on America’s trade deficits with other nations.
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.
The second cost of diversity derives from how employees of color perceive the rightness of their employer’s actions, otherwise known as legitimacy.
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John were names added afterward, to lend credibility, derived from men in Jesus’ inner circle.
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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