what does derive mean?
DERIVE as VERB
- Meaning
- develop or evolve, especially from a latent or potential state
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Hypernyms(s) derive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
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- The present name derives from an older form
Hypernyms(s) derive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- reason by deduction
- establish by deduction
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Hypernyms(s) derive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
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- derive pleasure from one’’s garden
Hypernyms(s) derive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- come from
- be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
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- She was descended from an old Italian noble family
- he comes from humble origins
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