DERIVE


Meaning of DERIVE in English

[ dɪ'rʌɪv ]

■ verb

1》 ( ~ something from ) obtain something from (a specified source).

↘base something on a modification of: Marx ~d his philosophy of history from Hegel.

↘ Mathematics obtain a function or equation from another, especially by differentiation.

2》 ( ~ from ) have as a root or origin; originate from.

Derivatives

derivable adjective

Origin

ME (in the sense 'draw a fluid through or into a channel'): from OFr. ~r or L. derivare , from de- 'down, away' + rivus 'brook, stream'.

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