derive

Meaning

1. To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
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).
6. To turn the course of (water, etc.); to divert and distribute into subordinate channels.

Concepts

derive

originate

come

descend

deduce

stem

result

infer

accrue

draw

come from

obtain

spring

deduct

acquire

procure

educe

gain

get

generate

produce

arise

draw out

take

elicit

manufacture

yield

derivation

bring about

be adrift

drift

stem from

benefit from

receive

gather

spring from

draw off

recover

branch off

pump

quarry

come across

come by

come up with

find

find out

export

extract

get out

bear away

carry off

clear away

collect

contract

take in

procreate

leading-out

reason

outgrowth

spinoff

variant

create

form

experience

feel

suffer

undergo

be

descended

from

somebody

something

source

call the shots

chair

conduct

convey

direct

eventuate

go

head

lead

manage

operate

rule

spearhead

transmit

be due

flow from

compere

put out

bear

bring

bring out

carry

do

fetch

give

output

pay

play

realise

return

set up

turn out

utter

wreak

earn

enlist

win

cause

due

lead follow result

grow arise flow

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈɹaɪv/

Etymology

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.