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derive (di RIGHV) (verb), derives; derived; deriving
1. To obtain, or to receive, or to come from a source.
2. To arrive at by reasoning; to deduce or to infer: Mildred always strives to derive a conclusion from facts rather than from guessing.
3. To trace the origin, or development, of a word.
4. To develop from another word or a source word or term.
5. To create a chemical substance from another substance.
6. Etymology: from Old French deriver; from Latin derivare, "to lead" or "to draw off (a stream of water) from its source"; from the phrase de rivo, from de, "from" + rivus, "stream".
This entry is located in the following units: de- (page 37) ripari-, ripa-, rip-, riv- (page 1)