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Meaning of derive


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  derive
      v 1: reason by deduction; establish by deduction [syn: {deduce},
           {infer}, {deduct}, {derive}]
      2: obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden" [syn: {derive},
         {gain}]
      3: come from; "The present name derives from an older form"
      4: develop or evolve from a latent or potential state [syn:
         {derive}, {educe}]
      5: 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" [syn: {derive},
         {come}, {descend}]


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