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DERIVE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Develop or evolve from a latent or potential state

Synonyms:

derive; educe

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "derive" is one way to...):

create; make (make or cause to be or to become)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "derive"):

etymologise; etymologize (give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

derivation (the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues))

derivative (resulting from or employing derivation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Come from

Example:

The present name derives from an older form

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "derive" is one way to...):

evolve (undergo development or evolution)

Verb group:

come; derive; descend (come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Derivation:

derivation ((historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase)

derivation (the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues))

derivation ((descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation)

derivative (resulting from or employing derivation)

deriving ((historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Reason by deduction; establish by deduction

Synonyms:

deduce; deduct; derive; infer

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "derive" is one way to...):

conclude; reason; reason out (decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion)

Domain category:

logic; logical system; system of logic (a system of reasoning)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "derive"):

extrapolate (gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating)

surmise (infer from incomplete evidence)

elicit (derive by reason)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Derivation:

derivation (a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Obtain

Example:

derive pleasure from one's garden

Synonyms:

derive; gain

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "derive" is one way to...):

obtain (come into possession of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "derive"):

draw; reap (get or derive)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody

Sense 5

Meaning:

Come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example

Example:

he comes from humble origins

Synonyms:

come; derive; descend

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Verb group:

derive (come from)

come; hail (be a native of)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

derivation (inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline)

derivation (the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues))

derivative (resulting from or employing derivation)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Since the icy shell is geologically young and features abundant evidence of past geologic activity, it was suspected that whatever salts exist on the surface may derive from the ocean below.

(Table Salt Compound Spotted on Europa, NASA)

The young clones were named "Zhong Zhong" and "Hua Hua," both derived from Zhōnghuá, the Chinese-language word for the Chinese people.

(Healthy cloned monkeys born in Shanghai, Wikinews)

Petrobras has been working on the development of pioneering technology for the production of biodiesel from microalgae—an alternative to oil-derived fuels used in cars or any other diesel-powered vehicles.

(Petrobras considers producing biodiesel from microalgae, Agência Brasil)

The cranium "has a mix of primitive and derived facial and cranial features that I didn't expect to see on a single individual," said Haile-Selassie.

(3.8-million-year-old fossil cranium unveils more about human ancestry, National Science Foundation)

Blood or tissue levels of several seafood- and plant-derived omega-3s were measured in each study.

(Omega-3s linked with lower risk of fatal heart attacks, NIH)

The IMERG derived rainfall accumulation map showed that rain fell over large parts of France during the past week but the highest rainfall totals were found over eastern France.

(France's Flooding Rains Examined by NASA’s IMERG, NASA)

Australian scientists have test driven two cars powered by a carbon-free fuel derived from ammonia.

(Cars Powered by New Fuel Type Tested in Australia, VOA)

Scientists have been able to engineer cardiac tissue using iPS-derived cardiomyocytes (iPS-CMs) for years.

(Early stimulation improves performance of bioengineered human heart cells, National Institutes of Health)

The gravitational pull among the planets creates slight changes to their orbital periods, and from these timing effects planetary masses can be derived.

('Cotton Candy' Planet Mysteries Unravel in New Hubble Observations, NASA)

Like many other antimicrobial peptides, this venom-derived peptide is believed to kill microbes by disrupting bacterial cell membranes.

(Venom of Wasp, Bee Repurposed as Antibiotic Drug, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)