What is "derive" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does derive mean in English? Meaning of derive definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "derive" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "derive": reason by deduction; establish by deduction

Verb

  • Meaning: reason by deduction; establish by deduction
  • Synonyms: deduce deduct derive infer
  • Hyponyms: elicit extrapolate surmise
  • Hypernyms: conclude reason reason out
  • Meaning of "derive": obtain

    Verb

  • Meaning: obtain
  • Example: derive pleasure from one's garden
  • Synonyms: derive gain
  • Hyponyms: draw reap
  • Hypernyms: obtain
  • Meaning of "derive": come from

    Verb

  • Meaning: come from
  • Example: The present name derives from an older form
  • Synonyms: derive
  • Hypernyms: evolve
  • Meaning of "derive": develop or evolve from a latent or potential state

    Verb

  • Meaning: develop or evolve from a latent or potential state
  • Synonyms: derive educe
  • Hyponyms: etymologise etymologize
  • Hypernyms: create make
  • Meaning of "derive": come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example

    Verb

  • Meaning: come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
  • Example: She was descended from an old Italian noble family he comes from humble origins
  • Synonyms: come derive descend
  • Synonyms:

    evolve, develop, receive, glean, acquire, obtain, collect, assume, determine, extract, infer, draw, trace, formulate, get, make, gather, reach, procure, excogitate, elicit, gain, judge, follow, arrive, educe, elaborate, make out, put together, work out,

    Antonyms:

    decrease, forfeit, doubt, ignore, misunderstand, dissuade, disregard, create, halt, stop, give, lose, fail, miss, pass, depart, leave, discourage, go, invent,

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    derive in English: derive
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