DERIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does derive mean? 

• DERIVE (verb)
  The verb DERIVE has 5 senses:

1. reason by deduction; establish by deduction

2. obtain

3. come from

4. develop or evolve from a latent or potential state

5. come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example

  Familiarity information: DERIVE used as a verb is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DERIVE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they derive    ... he / she / it derives   
Past simple: derived   
Past participle: derived   
-ing form: deriving   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Reason by deduction; establish by deduction

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

deduce; deduct; derive; infer

Hypernyms (to "derive" is one way to...):

conclude; reason; reason out (decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion)

Domain category:

logic; logical system; system of logic (a system of reasoning)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "derive"):

extrapolate (gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating)

surmise (infer from incomplete evidence)

elicit (derive by reason)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Derivation:

derivation (a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Obtain

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

derive; gain

Context example:

derive pleasure from one's garden

Hypernyms (to "derive" is one way to...):

obtain (come into possession of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "derive"):

draw; reap (get or derive)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody

Sense 3

Meaning:

Come from

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

The present name derives from an older form

Hypernyms (to "derive" is one way to...):

evolve (undergo development or evolution)

Verb group:

come; derive; descend (come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Derivation:

derivation ((historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase)

derivation (the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues))

derivation ((descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation)

derivative (resulting from or employing derivation)

deriving ((historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Develop or evolve from a latent or potential state

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

derive; educe

Hypernyms (to "derive" is one way to...):

create; make (make or cause to be or to become)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "derive"):

etymologise; etymologize (give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

derivation (the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues))

derivative (resulting from or employing derivation)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

come; derive; descend

Context example:

he comes from humble origins

Verb group:

derive (come from)

come; hail (be a native of)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

derivation (inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline)

derivation (the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues))

derivative (resulting from or employing derivation)

 Context examples 

Annual population change and population growth rates were derived from Eurostat yearly population data.

(Is the Global Crisis Triggering Basic Instincts?, BOGDAN FLORIN PAUL)

To find similar broadly protective human antibodies, researchers surveyed 349 human monoclonal antibodies derived from the blood of one survivor of the recent West African Ebola outbreak, which was caused by Zaire ebolavirus.

(Antibodies from Ebola survivor protect mice and ferrets against related viruses, NIH)

They found that cells derived from the skin of old mice produced higher amounts of a long non-coding RNA molecule named Zeb2-NAT when compared to cells from young mice.

(Scientists Discover Molecule that Could Reverse Cellular Aging, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Plants using selfing mechanisms are derived from the ones that use cross‑fertilization.

(Some plants are capable of ‘rubbing’ themselves for hours in order to achieve self fertilization, University of Granada)

Derived by Strong (1921) from a cross between the Cold Spring harbor and Bagg Albino stocks.

(A/J Mouse, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA)-derived peptide A6.

(A6, NCI Dictionary)

A population of cells derived from adipose tissue with stem cell and wound repair activities.

(Adipose-Derived Regenerative Cells, NCI Thesaurus)

A protocol for creating images or image-derived measurements.

(Acquisition Protocol, NCI Thesaurus)

A sterile hemostatic agent composed of purified porcine-derived gelatin.

(Absorbable Gelatin Sponge, NCI Thesaurus)

Even if further studies continue to yield promising results, any potential treatment derived from ZIKV would need many years of rigorous testing for safety and efficacy.

(Zika virus selectively infects and kills glioblastoma cells in mice, National Institutes of Health)