derive
/dɪˈɹaɪv/verb2 syllables
Derive means: come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example.
Synonyms for derive8
verb, as in reason by deduction; establish by deduction
deduce, infer, deduct
verb, as in obtain
verb, as in develop or evolve from a latent or potential state
educe
What does derive mean?5
verb
1
come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example“She was descended from an old Italian noble family”
2
reason by deduction; establish by deduction
3
obtain from a particular source“The present name derives from an older form”
4
obtain“derive pleasure from one's garden”
5
develop or evolve from a latent or potential state
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with derive?13
Derive in a sentence
- From reading good books we can derive pleasure, friendship, experience and instruction.eastasiastudent
- A lot of problems derive from a lack of reading in the home.Lumi
- Some people derive pleasure from watching horror movies.CK
- You will derive great pleasure from this book.unknown
- Pollutants like this derive mainly from the combustion of fuel in car engines.timmartin
- We derive a great deal of pleasure from watching baseball games.unknown
- We derive a lot of pleasure from books.CK
- She began to derive further pleasure from listening to music.unknown
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Forms of derive
as a verb
- past tense
- derived
- present participle
- deriving
- third-person singular
- derives
- past participle
- derived