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de·rive (d

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v. de·rived, de·riv·ing, de·rives

v.tr.

1. To obtain or receive from a source.

2. To arrive at by reasoning; deduce or infer: derive a conclusion from facts.

3. To trace the origin or development of (a word).

4. Linguistics To generate (one structure) from another or from a set of others.

5. Chemistry To produce or obtain (a compound) from another substance by chemical reaction.

v.intr.

To issue from a source; originate. See Synonyms at stem¹.

[Middle English deriven, to be derived from, from Old French deriver, from Latin drvre, to derive, draw off : d-, de- + rvus, stream; see rei- in Indo-European roots.]

de·riva·ble adj.

de·river n.

derive [dɪˈraɪv]

1. (usually foll by from) to draw or be drawn (from) in source or origin; trace or be traced

2. (tr) to obtain by reasoning; deduce; infer

3. (tr) to trace the source or development of

4. (Chemistry) (usually foll by from) to produce or be produced (from) by a chemical reaction

5. (Mathematics) Maths to obtain (a function) by differentiation

[from Old French deriver to spring from, from Latin dērīvāre to draw off, from de- + rīvus a stream]

derivable adj

deriver n

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Verb	1.	derive - reason by deduction; establish by deduction deduce, infer, deduct logical system, system of logic, logic - a system of reasoning extrapolate - gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating conclude, reason, reason out - decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house" surmise - infer from incomplete evidence elicit - derive by reason; "elicit a solution"
	2.	derive - obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden" gain obtain - come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?" draw, reap - get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"
	3.	derive - come from; "The present name derives from an older form" evolve - undergo development or evolution; "Modern man evolved a long time ago" descend, derive, come - 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"
	4.	derive - develop or evolve from a latent or potential state educe etymologise, etymologize - give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word); "The linguist probably etymologized the words incorrectly"; "Although he is not trained in this, his hobby is etymologizing" create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
	5.	derive - 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" descend, come derive - come from; "The present name derives from an older form" hail, come - be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo"

derive

verb obtain, get, receive, draw, gain, collect, gather, extract, elicit, glean, procure He is one of those people who derives pleasure from helping others.

derive from something come from, stem from, arise from, flow from, spring from, emanate from, proceed from, descend from, issue from, originate from The word Druid may derive from `drus', meaning `oak tree'.

Translations

derive [dɪˈraɪv]

A. VT [+ comfort, pleasure] → encontrar (from en) [+ profit] → sacar, obtener (from de) it derives its name or its name is derived from the Latin word "linum" → su nombre viene or procede del latín "linum"
derived demand → demanda f indirecta

B. VI to derive from [word, name] → proceder de, venir de; [view, notion] → basarse en; [problem, power, fortune] → provenir de

derive [dɪˈraɪv]

(= get) to derive sth from [+ pleasure, benefit] → tirer qch de
to derive sth from doing sth [+ benefit, pleasure, satisfaction] → trouver qch dans le fait de faire qch

to be derived from [word] → être dérivé(e) de

vi (= come) to derive from [word] → dériver de; [wealth, power, feeling] → provenir de

derive

vt idea, name, origins → her- or ableiten (from von); profit, benefit → ziehen (from aus); satisfaction, comfort, pleasure, energy → gewinnen (from aus); income → beziehen (from aus); this word is derived from the Greek → dieses Wort stammt aus dem Griechischen

vi to derive from → sich her- or ableiten von; (power, fortune) → beruhen auf (+dat), → herkommen or -rühren von; (ideas) → kommen or stammen von; this derives from the fact that … → das beruht auf der Tatsache, dass …

derive [dɪˈraɪv]

1. vt to derive (from) (profit, comfort, pleasure) → ricavare (da), trarre (da); (name) → derivare (da); (origins) → trarre (da)

2. vi to derive from (subj, word, language) → derivare da; (power, fortune) → provenire da

derive

v derive [diˈraiv]

(with from)

1 to come or develop from The word `derives' is derived from an old French word. aflei van, ontleen aan يُشْتَق من произхождам odvodit z, pocházet z komme fra; stamme fra herleiten προέρχομαι από derivar tulenema ناشی شدن؛ مشتق شدن johtua dériver (de) לִנבוֹע निकलना izvesti, dobivati származik berasal vera dregið af derivare da ～から出ている (~으로부터) 이끌어내다 kilti, būti kilusiam izcelties; atvasināt berasal dari afgeleid zijn van avlede, utlede, stamme fra wywodzić (się) derivar a deriva (din) происходить odvodiť (od) izhajati poticati härleda sig från, härröra från กลายมาจาก gelmek, türemek 派生，源於 походити; встановлювати походження کسی ذریعہ سے حاصل ہونا xuất phát từ 派生，源于

2 to draw or take from (a source or origin) We derive comfort from his presence. iets uit iets of iemand put يَسْتَمِد извличам mít, získávat z udvinde; få gewinnen αντλώ sacar, recibir ammutama گرفتن؛ کسب کردن saada tirer (de) לְהָפִיק प्राप्त करना potjecati nyer mendapat fá, öðlast trarre da ～から得る (~에서) 찾다 semtis gūt; mantot diperolehi daripada ontlenen få, utvinne czerpać tirar a (pre)lua de la получать mať (z), čerpať (z) dobiti (od kod) izvući dra, få, erhålla ได้รับจาก almak, elde etmek 得到 одержувати کسی اصل پر مبنی ہونا có nguồn gốc từ 得到

n deriˈvation [deri-]

1 the source or origin (of a word etc). afkoms أصْل произход původ oprindelse; afledning; herkomst der Ursprung πηγή, προέλευση origen algupära ریشه؛ اصل alkuperä dérivation מָקוֹר व्युत्पत्ति podrijetlo eredet asal-usul afleiðsla derivazione 起源 어원 kilmė atvasināšana asalan afleiding opphav, opprinnelse derywacja derivação origine этимология pôvod izvor poreklo härstamning, ursprung แหล่งที่มา köken, kaynak (詞)源 джерело; походження منبع یا مخرج nguồn gốc từ （词）源

2 the process of deriving. afleiding إشْتِقاق получаване odvozování udledning; udvinding die Herleitung παραγωγή derivación tuletus اشتقاق؛ ریشه گیری johtaminen dérivation גְזִירָה शब्द साधन deriviranje, izvođenje (le)származtatás pengambilan afleiðsla derivazione 派生 유도 su(si)darymas izcelšanās pemperolehan het afleiden avledning, utledning, derivasjon derywacja derivação derivare словообразование odvodzovanie izpeljava izvođenje härledande, härledning กระบวนการกำเนิด türe(t)me 衍生 встановлення походження کسی منبع یا مخرج سے حاصل کرنے کا عمل thuyết tiến hoá 衍生

adj derivative [diˈrivətiv]

derived from something else and not original. afgelei, derivatief مُشْتَق من производен odvozený, nepůvodní afledt; uoriginal; efterlignet abgeleitet κακή απομίμηση carente de originalidad, poco original tuletatud فرعی؛ مشتق شده johdannainen sans originalité נוֹבֵע מִדָבַר אָחֵר, נִגזָר व्युत्पादित izveden, koji potječe od nečega leszármaztatott, képzett tidak asli, berasal dari afleiddur derivato, derivativo 派生的な 파생적인 išvestinis atvasināts berasal dari afgeleid, niet oorspronkelijk avledet, utledet pochodny derivativo derivat производный odvodený izpeljan derivat härledd, avledd ลอกแบบมาจากสิ่งอื่น türemiş 派生的 похідний ماخوز ، مشتق phái sinh 派生的

a word, substance etc formed from another word, substance etc Reader' is a derivative of `read'. afleiding كَلِمَه مُشْتَقَّه производна дума odvozenina afledning; derivativ die Ableitung παράγωγο (γραμμ.) derivado tuletis مشتق شده؛ فرآمده johdannainen dérivé נִגזֶרֶת संजात derivat származék(szó) kata jadian afleidd mynd orðs/hlutar/fyrirbæris derivato, derivativo 派生語 파생어 vedinys, darinys atvasinājums kata jadian derivaat avledning, derivativ pochodna, derywat derivado derivat производное слово odvodenina izpeljanka izvedena reč avledning คำที่กลายมา türev 派生詞，派生物 похідне слово اخز کردہ شی خصوصا مشتق لفظ từ hoặc vật phái sinh 派生词，派生物

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