DERIVE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • develop or evolve, especially from a latent or potential state
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) derive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • come from
    Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • reason by deduction
    • establish by deduction
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) derive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • obtain
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s)
  5. Meaning
    • come from
    • be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She was descended from an old Italian noble family
    • he comes from humble origins
    Derived(s)