| Definitions | | derive |
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verb (deriv, ing)
(rfex)
- (context, transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
- (context, transitive, logic) To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.
- (context, transitive, linguistics) To find the derivation of (a word or phrase).
- (context, transitive, chemistry) To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.
- (context, intransitive) To originate or stem (from).
Translations: - Dutch: ontstaan(nl)
- French: (t, fr, dériver) (from - de)
(trans-mid)
(trans-bottom)
(checktrans-top)
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