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derive

Dictionary definition · derive

verb

  1. reason by deduction; establish by deduction
  2. obtain"derive pleasure from one's garden"
  3. obtain from a particular source"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"She was descended from an old Italian noble family"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).