derive
[ dih-rahyv ]
/ dɪˈraɪv /
verb (used with object), de·rived, de·riv·ing.
to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed by from).
to trace from a source or origin: English words derived from German.
to reach or obtain by reasoning; deduce; infer.
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), de·rived, de·riv·ing.
to come from a source or origin; originate (often followed by from).
Origin of derive
1350–1400; Middle English
diriven,
deriven to flow, draw from, spring < Anglo-French, Old French
deriver < Latin
dērīvāre to lead off, equivalent to
dē-
de- +
rīv(us) a stream +
-āre infinitive suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM derive
Words nearby derive
derisory,
deriv.,
derivate,
derivation,
derivative,
derive,
derived curve,
derived form,
derived fossil,
derived unit,
derleth
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British Dictionary definitions for derivable
derive
/ (dɪˈraɪv) /
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 of derive
derivable, adjective deriver, nounWord Origin for derive
C14: from Old French
deriver to spring from, from Latin
dērīvāre to draw off, from
de- +
rīvus a stream
Medical definitions for derivable
derive
[ dĭ-rīv′ ]
v.
To obtain or receive from a source.
To produce or obtain a chemical compound from another substance by chemical reaction.