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Definition & Synonyms
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• Derive
- (v. i.) To flow; to have origin; to descend; to proceed; to be deduced.
- (v. t.) To trace the origin, descent, or derivation of; to recognize transmission of; as, he derives this word from the Anglo-Saxon.
- (v. t.) To obtain one substance from another by actual or theoretical substitution; as, to derive an organic acid from its corresponding hydrocarbon.
- (v. t.) To receive, as from a source or origin; to obtain by descent or by transmission; to draw; to deduce; -- followed by from.
- (v. t.) To turn the course of, as water; to divert and distribute into subordinate channels; to diffuse; to communicate; to transmit; -- followed by to, into, on, upon.
Synonyms:
Come, Deduce, Deduct, Descend, Educe, Gain, Infer,
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• Deriver
- (n.) One who derives.
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Arise, Blacking, Publish, Engen, Gainsaying, Oysters, Lewisite, Deprived, Engagingly, Spine, Divergent, Arise, Xebec, Qualified, Comradeship, Anonymity, Lust, Elaborate, Handlebars, Lust, Yard, Obligation, Dedicated, Adverses, Barren, Indigo Bunting, Indigo Bird, Indigo Finch, Bailey, Callously, Facts, Vulgares, Rare, Suave, |
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A, A1, Aquiline, Aardvark, Aardwolf, Abaca, Aback, Abacus, Abaft, Abalone, Abandon, Abandoned, Abandonment, Abase, Abasement, Abash, Abashed, Abashment, Abate, Abatement, Abater, Abattoir, Abb, Abbacy, Abbess, Abbey, Abbot, Abbreviate, Abbreviation, Abdicate, Abdication, Abdomen, |
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