Meaning
- To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
- To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.
- To find the derivation of (a word or phrase).
- To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.
- To originate or stem (from).
- To turn the course of (water, etc.); to divert and distribute into subordinate channels.
Synonyms
yield
flow from
bear away
benefit from
spring from
stem from
leading-out
lead follow result
grow arise flow
be adrift
be due
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪˈɹaɪv/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English deriven, from Old French deriver, from Latin dērīvō (“to lead, turn, or draw off (a liquid), draw off, derive”), from dē (“away”) + rīvus (“a stream”); see rival. Unrelated to arrive.
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