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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Derive \De*rive"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Derived; p. pr. & vb.
n. Deriving.] [F. d['e]river, L. derivare; de- + rivus
stream, brook. See Rival.]
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. [Obs.]
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For fear it [water] choke up the pits . . . they
[the workman] derive it by other drains. --Holland.
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Her due loves derived to that vile witch's share.
--Spenser.
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Derived to us by tradition from Adam to Noah. --Jer.
Taylor.
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2. To receive, as from a source or origin; to obtain by
descent or by transmission; to draw; to deduce; --
followed by from.
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3. To trace the origin, descent, or derivation of; to
recognize transmission of; as, he derives this word from
the Anglo-Saxon.
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From these two causes . . . an ancient set of
physicians derived all diseases. --Arbuthnot.
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4. (Chem.) To obtain one substance from another by actual or
theoretical substitution; as, to derive an organic acid
from its corresponding hydrocarbon.
Syn: To trace; deduce; infer.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Derive \De*rive"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Derived; p. pr. & vb.
n. Deriving.] [F. d['e]river, L. derivare; de- + rivus
stream, brook. See Rival.]
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. [Obs.]
For fear it [water] choke up the pits . . . they
[the workman] derive it by other drains. --Holland.
Her due loves derived to that vile witch's share.
--Spenser.
Derived to us by tradition from Adam to Noah. --Jer.
Taylor.
2. To receive, as from a source or origin; to obtain by
descent or by transmission; to draw; to deduce; --
followed by from.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
deriving
n : (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical
origins of a word or phrase [syn: derivation, etymologizing]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
deriving
vb.
(present participle of en derive nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
deriving
vb.
(present participle of en derive nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
deriving
vb.
(present participle of en derive nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
deriving
vb.
(present participle of en derive nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
deriving
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm d eriv ing e)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
deriving
Engelska a.
(avledning en derive ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb derive)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Deriving /dɪɹˈaɪvɪŋ/ الإشتقاقFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
deriving /dɪɹˈaɪvɪŋ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]odvozování
deriving /dɪɹˈaɪvɪŋ/ herleitend, ableitend see: derive sth. from sth., derived, derives, derivedFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/dɝˈaɪvɪŋ/