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derive
Meaning: to obtain from a source or reach by reasoning from evidence
derive in a sentence
How derive is used in real sentences:
Students can derive a rule from the repeated pattern.
The class could derive the rule after comparing several examples.
“The class could derive the rumor's path from the times and names in their notes.”
— from the passage The Blue Moth Story
Synonyms for derive
Other words for derive — infer, deduce and obtain — carry the same meaning.
- infer
- deduce
- obtain
Where it comes from
From Latin derivare 'to lead water off' (de- 'from' + rivus 'stream').
Memory hook
Derive means drawing something out from a source, whether evidence or an origin.