DERIVE


Meaning of DERIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈrīv, dē- ]

verb

( de·rived ; de·riv·ing )

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French deriver, from Latin derivare, literally, to draw off (water), from de- + rivus stream — more at run

Date: 14th century

transitive verb

1.

a. : to take, receive, or obtain especially from a specified source

b. : to obtain (a chemical substance) actually or theoretically from a parent substance

2. : infer , deduce

3. archaic : bring

4. : to trace the derivation of

intransitive verb

: to have or take origin : come as a derivative

Synonyms: see spring

• de·riv·er noun

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