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[ UK /dɪɹˈa‍ɪv/ ]
[ US /dɝˈaɪv/ ]
VERB
  1. obtain
    derive pleasure from one's garden
  2. reason by deduction; establish by deduction
  3. come from
    The present name derives from an older form
  4. develop or evolve from a latent or potential state
  5. come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
    he comes from humble origins
    She was descended from an old Italian noble family

How To Use derive In A Sentence

  • So on this line of thought, the anti-social behavior of young people in this category derives from their "demoralization" -- their failure, or society's failure, to absorb a compelling set of normative standards about personal and social conduct. Disaffected youth
  • Ajmal Aqtash, writes that, "The exhibition traces the evolution of Lalvani's genomic art as filtered through two major series, AlgoRhythms ™ and XURF ™, each exploring Lalvani's principal concern with the relationship between genetic codes and sculptural creation, and more specifically, between" genomics "- sculpture derived from formal rules, and" epigenomics "- works created through external agents like forces, respectively. Steven Mesler: Form Follows Force: Haresh Lalvani
  • From those two virtues derive the tranquillity, comfort, and content of domesticity.
  • In the historical development of cartography, when a new type or style of map appears on the scene, it is normally derived from earlier forms in some evolutionary process.
  • In etymological terms, the word Maremma derives from the Latin mare, or sea, and is related to the French marais.
  • The name krill derives from ‘kril’, an Old Norwegian word once applied to tiny creepy-crawly things, vermin, and larval fish.
  • Thereafter thought, weighing the truth or falseness of the notion, determines what is true: and this explains the Greek word for thought, dianoia, which is derived from dianoein, meaning to think and discriminate. NPNF2-09. Hilary of Poitiers, John of Damascus
  • Their readings have roots in and derive their stimulus from historical and political schema of dissent outlined in the biblical narratives.
  • From the past sorrows, we derive our self-respect to love our compatriots.
  • Many students derived enormous satisfaction from the course.
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