Derive

What do we mean by derive?

To obtain or receive from a source. intransitive verb

To produce or obtain (a compound) from another substance by chemical reaction. intransitive verb

To trace the origin or development of (a word). intransitive verb

To generate (a linguistic structure) from another structure or set of structures. intransitive verb

To arrive at by reasoning; deduce or infer. intransitive verb

To be derived from a source; originate. synonym: stem. intransitive verb

To turn aside or divert, as water or other fluid, from its natural course or channel: as, to derive water from the main channel or current into lateral rivulets.

Figuratively, to turn aside; divert.

To draw or receive, as from a source or origin, or by regular transmission: as, to derive ideas from the senses; to derive instruction from a book; his estate is derived from his ancestors.

Specifically To draw or receive (a word) from a more original root or stem: as, the word ‘rule’ is derived from the Latin; ‘feed’ is derived from ‘food.’ See derivation

To deduce, as from premises; trace, as from a source or origin: involving a personal subject.

To communicate or transfer from one to another, as by descent.

To come, proceed, or be derived.

To flow; to have origin; to descend; to proceed; to be deduced. intransitive verb

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. transitive verb

To receive, as from a source or origin; to obtain by descent or by transmission; to draw; to deduce; -- followed by from. transitive verb

To trace the origin, descent, or derivation of; to recognize transmission of. transitive verb

To obtain one substance from another by actual or theoretical substitution. transitive verb

To obtain or receive (something) from something else.

To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.

To find the derivation of (a word or phrase).

To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.

To originate or stem (from).

To turn the course of (water, etc.); to divert and distribute into subordinate channels.

Words that are spelled similarly to derive:
derive, drive, deride, deprive, deriv, deriva.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word derive:
derivation, norse, etymology, formulas, nouns, equation, germanic, verbs, meaning, pleasure, suffix, verb, root, gaelic, word, noun, satisfaction, expressions, derives, celtic, sanskrit, slavic, parameters, theorem, benefit, latin, referring, arabic, quantum, derived, probability, formula, names, surname, mechanics, velocity, greek, expression, words, mathematical, hebrew, principle, medieval, ancient, origins, inspiration, welsh, principles, benefits, function, name, origin, relation, theories, persian, revenue.

Words that rhyme with derive:
drive, dive, strive, live, thrive, archive, revive, alive, five, jive, contrive, survive, arrive, deprive, hive, vive, chive, connive, dr, shrive, beehive, swive, skive, overdrive, blive, clive, shive, nosedive, stive, come alive, slive, c5, test drive, hard drive, swan dive, m5, take five, take a dive, nose dive, crash dive, line drive, power dive, disc drive, sex drive, disk drive, swallow dive, automatic drive, sky dive, tape drive, winchester drive, cd drive, backhand drive, forehand drive, external drive, fluid drive, let drive, internal drive, clyve.

Adjectives that are often used to describe derive:
latter, many, valid, poor, public, present, former, social, likely, most, human, general, political, individual, whole, modern, industrious, novel, foreign, future, content, rich, self, international, contemporary, moral, western, right, tuscan, chinese, sexual, instrument, above, worth, sound, urban, historical, european, civil, immune, scientific, levatores, christian, commercial, greek, available, dead, being, elderly, minded, aesthetic, evil, psychotherapy, agricultural, japanese, organizational, collective.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective derive:
benefit, expressions, pleasure, equation, satisfaction, equations, benefits, advantage, meaning, support, strength, formulas, profit, energy, comfort, income, information, inspiration, power, eqs, conclusions, extraction, expression, deriver, value, authority, advantages, nourishment, enjoyment, consolation, results, estimates, formula, relations, rules, instruction, values, conditions, implications, utility, fasciste, functions, aid, happiness, revenue, significance, gratification, solutions, lessons, hypotheses, knowledge, sustenance, predictions, joy, requirements, relationships, light, therefrom, properties, models, formulae, protection, existence, principles, amusement, laws, help, measures, consequences, bounds, nutrients, notions, sorrow, profits, eqn, meanings, revenues, legitimacy, something, title, encouragement, hope, classes, much, parameters, insights, security, prestige, solace, generalizations, criteria.

Consonant match to derive:
deave, d of, dai of, dau of, day of, daya of, daye of, de of, dea of, dee of, dey of, di of, dia of, die of, doe of, dough of, dye of.

Words that sound like derive:
drive, derive, dr, dr., drove, driv, drave, deriv, driev, drev, dry, dive, driver, drives, derived, derives, drie, drw, drei, derv, dr who, driva, deriver, doeuvre, dreye, dry eye, trove, trave, trev, trav, triv, trouve, drawee, dove, draw, drew, dave, dryer, dro, dried, dre, during, dev, drea, dra, drier, div, dries, droves, dray, drow, drover, dree, drey, dru, dov, dav, drough, dring, dri, duve, drang, drys, durry, drae, drif, duv, draf, drue, drung, draa, draff, dhruva, durrie, dreich, draves, deve, dorais, draugh, dreier, drot, drach, deave, douve, dreng, droh, deev, droved, diri, dretch, daroo, divx, drava, dref, dreux, dowve, drau, druif, drovy, arev.