derive

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 External links 2 Italian 2.1 Noun

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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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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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• derivation
• derivative

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• derive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• derive in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] Noun

derive f. plural

1. Plural form of deriva.