derive. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

derive

SYLLABICATION:	de·rive
PRONUNCIATION:	d-rv
VERB:	Inflected forms: de·rived, de·riv·ing, de·rives
TRANSITIVE VERB:	1. To obtain or receive from a source. 2. To arrive at by reasoning; deduce or infer: derive a conclusion from facts. 3. To trace the origin or development of (a word). 4. Linguistics To generate (a surface structure) from a deep structure. 5. Chemistry To produce or obtain (a compound) from another substance by chemical reaction.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:	To issue from a source; originate. See synonyms at stem¹.
ETYMOLOGY:	Middle English deriven, to be derived from, from Old French deriver, from Latin drvre, to derive, draw off : d-, de- + rvus, stream; see rei- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:	de·riva·ble —ADJECTIVE de·river —NOUN


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