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| 1. | [ verb ] (logic) reason by deduction; establish by deduction | |
| Synonyms: | deduce infer deduct | |
| Related terms: | reason surmise extrapolate elicit carry_back logic inference deduction | |
| 2. | [ verb ] obtain | |
| Synonyms: | gain | |
| Examples: | : "derive pleasure from one's garden" |
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| Related terms: | obtain reap | |
| 3. | [ verb ] come from | |
| Synonyms: | come | |
| Examples: | "The present name derives from an older form" |
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| Related terms: | evolve evolve deriving | |
| 4. | [ verb ] develop or evolve, esp. from a latent or potential state | |
| Synonyms: | educe | |
| Related terms: | make etymologize etymologise derivation | |
| 5. | [ verb ] come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example | |
| Synonyms: | descend come | |
| Examples: | "She was descended from an old Italian noble family" "he comes from humble origins" |
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| Related terms: | hail descendant derivation descent ancestry | |
| Similar spelling: |
derv drive |
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