Definitions for derive
dɪˈraɪvde·rive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deduce, infer, deduct, deriveverb

   reason by deduction; establish by deduction

2. derive, gainverb

   obtain

   "derive pleasure from one's garden"

3. deriveverb

   come from

   "The present name derives from an older form"

4. derive, educeverb

   develop or evolve from a latent or potential state

5. derive, come, descendverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deriveverb

   To obtain or receive (something) from something else.

2. deriveverb

   To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.

3. deriveverb

   To find the derivation of (a word or phrase).

4. deriveverb

   To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.

5. deriveverb

   To originate or stem (from).

6. Etymology: From deriven, from deriver, from derivare, from de + rivus; see rival.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To DERIVEverb

   Etymology: deriver, French, from derivo, Latin.

   1. To turn the course of any thing; letting out; communicating.

   Company lessens the shame of vice by sharing it, and abates the torrent of a common odium by deriving it into many channels. Robert South, Sermons.

   2. To deduce from its original.

   They endeavour to derive the varieties of colours from the various proportion of the direct progress or motion of these globules to their circumvolution, or motion about their own centre. Robert Boyle, on Colours.

   This property of it seems rather to have been derived from the Pretorian soldiers, who insolently assumed the disposing of the empire. Decay of Piety.

   Men derive their ideas of duration from their reflection on the train of ideas they observe to succeed one another in their own understandings. John Locke.

   From these two causes of the laxity and rigidity of the fibres, the methodists, an ancient set of physicians, derived all diseases of human bodies with a great deal of reason; for the fluids derive their qualities from the solids. Arbuthnot.

   3. To communicate to another, as from the origin and source.

   Christ having Adam’s nature as we have, but incorrupt, deriveth not nature, but incorruption, and that immediately from his own person, unto all that belong unto him. Richard Hooker.

   The censors of these wretches, who, I am sure, could derive no sanctity to them from their own persons; yet upon this account, that they had been consecrated by the offering incense in them, were, by God’s special command, sequestered from all common use. Robert South, Sermons.

   4. To communicate to by descent of blood.

   Besides the readiness of parts, an excellent disposition of mind is derived to your lordship from the parents of two generations, to whom I have the honour to be known. Henry Felton.

   5. To spread; to diffuse gradually from one place to another.

   The streams of the publick justice were derived into every part of the kingdom. John Davies, on Ireland.

   6. [In grammar.] To trace a word from its origin.

2. To Deriveverb

   1. To come from; to owe its origin to.

   He that resists the pow’r of Ptolomy,
   Resists the pow’r of heav’n; for pow’r from heav’n
   Derives, and monarchs rule by gods appointed. Matthew Prior.

   2. To descend from.

   I am, my lord, as well deriv’d as he,
   As well possest. William Shakespeare, Midsummer Night’s Dream.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. derive

   To derive generally means to obtain or extract something from a particular source. It could refer to extracting principles or theories from data or evidence. In mathematics, it refers to the process of obtaining a new equation or function from another by differential calculus. It could also mean to trace the origin or source of something, like deriving a word from its root language.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deriveverb

   to turn the course of, as water; to divert and distribute into subordinate channels; to diffuse; to communicate; to transmit; -- followed by to, into, on, upon

2. Deriveverb

   to receive, as from a source or origin; to obtain by descent or by transmission; to draw; to deduce; -- followed by from

3. Deriveverb

   to trace the origin, descent, or derivation of; to recognize transmission of; as, he derives this word from the Anglo-Saxon

4. Deriveverb

   to obtain one substance from another by actual or theoretical substitution; as, to derive an organic acid from its corresponding hydrocarbon

5. Deriveverb

   to flow; to have origin; to descend; to proceed; to be deduced

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Derive

   de-rīv′, v.t. to draw from, as water from a river; to take or receive from a source or origin: to infer: (ety.) to trace a word to its root.—adj. Derīv′able.—adv. Derīv′ably.—adj. Der′ivate, derived.—n. a derivative.—n. Derivā′tion, act of deriving: a drawing off or from: the tracing of a word to its original root: that which is derived: descent or evolution of man or animals.—adj. Derivā′tional.—n. Derivā′tionist.—adj. Deriv′ative, derived or taken from something else: not radical or original.—n. that which is derived: a word formed from another word.—adv. Deriv′atively. [O. Fr. deriver—L. derivāre—de, down from, rivus, a river.]

Matched Categories

1. • Evolve
   • Logic
   • Obtain
   • Reason

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'derive' in Verbs Frequency: #393

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for derive »

1. reived

2. redive

How to pronounce derive?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say derive in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of derive in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of derive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of derive in a Sentence

1. Maria Montessori:

   The teacher must derive not only the capacity, but the desire, to observe natural phenomena. The teacher must understand and feel her position of observer the activity must lie in the phenomenon.

2. Christina Koch:

   There are a lot of people who derive motivation from inspiring stories from people who look like them, and I think that it's an important aspect of the story to tell.

3. George Kennedy:

   Acting is beautiful. If I'm prejudiced toward doing it, it is because of the joy that I derive from it, did I like what I did ? Oh my God, yes !

4. Emily Callander:

   For those who are already in retirement it may be that the costs of treatment or costs of accessing aids or career services have required them to draw down some of their assets, which would lower the income they derive from their assets.

5. George Washington:

   We ought not to look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dear-brought experience.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=derive
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Derive
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=derive
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/derive
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=derive
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=derive