derive

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English deriven < Old French deriver < Latin derivare (to lead, turn, or draw off (a liquid), draw off, derive) < de (away) + rivus (a stream); see rival.

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Infinitive
to derive

Third person singular
derives

Simple past
derived

Past participle
derived

Present participle
deriving

to derive (third-person singular simple present derives, present participle deriving, simple past and past participle derived)

  1. (transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
  2. (transitive, logic) To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.
  3. (transitive, linguistics) To find the derivation of (a word or phrase).
  4. (transitive, chemistry) To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.
  5. (intransitive) To originate or stem (from).

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[edit] Noun

derive f. plural

  1. Plural form of deriva.
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