derive
UK /dɪˈɹaɪv/ US /dɪˈɹaɪv/
verb 5
Definitions
verb
1
To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
Reading books is the best way to derive knowledge.
Bob the aforesaid, and his present chances of deriving a competent independence from the honourable profession to which he had devoted himself.
2
To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.
3
To find the derivation of (a word or phrase).
4
To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.
5
To originate or stem (from).
Her excellent organisation skills derive from her time as a secretary in the army.
Britannia's firebox would appear to have derived from those of the Bulleid Pacifics, which it closely resembles.
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