v. t. | 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. |
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; | |
4. | (Chem.) To obtain one substance from another by actual or theoretical substitution; | |
v. i. | 1. | To flow; to have origin; to descend; to proceed; to be deduced. |
Verb | 1. | derive - reason by deduction; establish by deduction |
2. | derive - obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden" Synonyms: gain | |
3. | derive - come from; "The present name derives from an older form" | |
4. | derive - develop or evolve, especially from a latent or potential state Synonyms: educe | |
5. | derive - come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins" |