Dictionary
derive
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.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪˈɹaɪv/
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