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derive from — [v] come from; arise descend, emanate, flow, head, issue, originate, proceed, rise, spring from, stem from; concept 648 … New thesaurus
derive from — index ascribe, develop, emanate, evolve, inherit, result Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
derive from — Synonyms and related words: accept, accrue from, acquire, admit, adopt, affiliate to, appropriate, arise, arise from, assume, be contingent on, be due to, bud from, come by, come from, come in for, come out of, copy, depend on, derive, descend… … Moby Thesaurus
derive from — [verb] come from, arise from, emanate from, flow from, issue from, originate from, proceed from, spring from, stem from … Useful english dictionary
derive from — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) vi. come from, descend, originate, stem from, arise, emanate, spring from … English dictionary for students
derive from — v. come from, take or obtain from a source (e.g., His name derives from an older form of the name ); deduct; establish by reasoning … English contemporary dictionary
derive from — have as a root or origin; originate from. → derivatives … English new terms dictionary
derive from something — deˈrive from sth | be deˈrived from sth derived to come or develop from sth • The word ‘politics’ is derived from a Greek word meaning ‘city’. Main entry: ↑derivederived … Useful english dictionary
derive — late 14c., from O.Fr. deriver to flow, pour out; derive, originate, from L. derivare to lead or draw off (a stream of water) from its source (in L.L. also to derive ), from phrase de rivo (de from + rivus stream; see RIVULET (Cf. rivulet)).… … Etymology dictionary
derive — ► VERB (derive from) 1) obtain (something) from (a source). 2) base (something) on a modification of. 3) have as a root or origin; originate from. DERIVATIVES derivable adjective. ORIGIN originally meaning «draw a fluid through or into a channel» … English terms dictionary
