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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