derive
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
derives;derived;deriving
derives;derived;deriving
Britannica Dictionary definition of DERIVE
1
[+ object]:to take or get (something)from (something else) —often used as(be) derived
- The riverderives its namefrom a Native American tribe.
- Shederived [=received, took] great satisfactionfrom their friendship.
- Many English wordsare derived from French.
- Petroleumis derived from coal tar and used to make gasoline.
2
[no object]:to have something as a source:to comefrom something
- Much of the book's appealderives from the personality of its central character.
- a substancederivable from coal tar
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