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derive

de·rive

UK/dəˈɹɑe̯v/ US/dɪˈɹaɪv/ uncommon

verb

1.

reason by deduction; establish by deduction

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2.

obtain

  • “derive pleasure from one”
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3.

come from

  • “The present name derives from an older form”
4.
5.

come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example

  • “She was descended from an old Italian noble family”
  • “he comes from humble origins”
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Origin

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.

Phrases

  • zero derive

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