/
dɪˈrʌɪv/
v.
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(derive something from)
obtain something from (a specified source).
▸base something on a modification of:
Marx derived his philosophy of history from Hegel.
▸Mathematics obtain a function or equation from another, especially by differentiation.
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(derive from)
have as a root or origin; originate from.
Derivative
Etymology
ME (in the sense ‘draw a fluid through or into a channel’): from OFr. deriver or L. derivare, from de- ‘down, away’ + rivus ‘brook, stream’.