Associations to the word «Derive»
Noun
- Epithet
- Platelet
- Suffix
- Meaning
- Sanskrit
- Noun
- Verb
- Derivation
- Adjective
- Etymology
- Prefix
- Name
- Equation
- Surname
- Peptide
- Progenitor
- Latin
- Marrow
- Axiom
- Embryo
- Appellation
- Lymphocyte
- Clade
- Tyrosine
- Javanese
- Word
- Nickname
- Turkic
- Alphabet
- Syriac
- Biomass
- Nourishment
- Gratification
- Plural
- Magma
- Pronunciation
- Cellulose
- Pali
- Arabic
- Acronym
- Tun
- Stem
- Connotation
- Legitimacy
- Greek
- Precursor
- Weathering
- Inference
- Aboriginal
- Cultivar
- Or
- Derivative
- Basalt
- Pigment
- Idiom
- Saxon
- Euler
- Domesday
- Vocabulary
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Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
DERIVE, verb. (transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
DERIVE, verb. (transitive) (logic) To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.
DERIVE, verb. (transitive) (linguistics) To find the derivation of (a word or phrase).
DERIVE, verb. (transitive) (chemistry) To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.
DERIVE, verb. (intransitive) To originate or stem (from).
DERIVE, verb. To turn the course of (water, etc.); to divert and distribute into subordinate channels.
Dictionary definition
DERIVE, verb. Reason by deduction; establish by deduction.
DERIVE, verb. Obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden".
DERIVE, verb. Come from; "The present name derives from an older form".
DERIVE, verb. Develop or evolve from a latent or potential state.
DERIVE, verb. 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".
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.