Thesaurus: derive

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1. 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.
2. v. t. To receive, as from a source or origin; to obtain by descent or by transmission; to draw; to deduce; -- followed by from.
3. v. t. To word/trace">trace the word/origin">origin, descent, or derivation of; to recognize transmission of; as, he derives this word from the Anglo-Saxon.
4. v. t. To obtain one substance from another by actual or theoretical substitution; as, to derive an organic acid from its corresponding hydrocarbon.
5. v. i. To flow; to have origin; to descend; to proceed; to be deduced.
6. v. reason by deduction; establish by deduction
7. v. obtain from a particular source
8. v. develop or evolve from a latent or potential state
9. v. come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
10. 1. 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. [Obs.] For fear it [water] choke up the pits . . . they [the workman] derive it by other drains. Holland. Her due loves derived to that vile witch's share. Spenser. Derived to us by tradition from Adam to Noah. Jer. Taylor. 2. To receive, as from a source or origin; to obtain by descent or by transmission; to draw; to deduce; -- followed by from. 3. To trace the origin, descent, or derivation of; to recognize transmission of; as, he derives this word from the Anglo-Saxon. From these two causes . . . an ancient set of physicians derived all diseases. Arbuthnot. 4. (Chem.) To obtain one substance from another by actual or theoretical substitution; as, to derive an organic acid from its corresponding hydrocarbon. Syn. -- To trace; deduce; infer. To flow; to have origin; to descend; to proceed; to be deduced. Shak. Power from heaven Derives, and monarchs rule by gods appointed. Prior.
11. To obtain one substance from another by actual or theoreticalsubstitution; as, to derive an organic acid from its correspondinghydrocarbon.
12. v:100 v. obtain v. come from v. develop or evolve from a latent or potential state v. come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example