Definition of derive in English:

derive

verb dɪˈrʌɪvdəˈraɪv

[with object]derive something from

1Obtain something from (a specified source)
they derived great comfort from this assurance
Example sentencesExamples
- Fish oil supplements are derived from a variety of sources, including mackerel, herring, tuna, salmon, cod liver, halibut, whale blubber and seal blubber.
- These data suggest that the bulk of the detritus was derived from local sources.
- This organization can derive its power from a number of sources, both economic and non-economic.
- Recent years have seen considerable criticism and hostility regarding efforts of both courts and commentators to derive constitutional rights from sources other than explicit constitutional language.
- Herbal medicines are derived from natural sources.
- However, the practitioners of this art were not medical, and there is little evidence that the doctors of those times derived any knowledge from this potentially rich source of anatomical material.
- Further, the research reveals that half of the genetic components were derived from African sources and that African cotton farmers ‘actively experimented’ with new cotton varieties.
- Stem cells can be derived from sources other than embryos - from adult cells, from umbilical cords that are discarded after babies are born, from human placentas.
- We tell ourselves that we live in the world's greatest democracy, one whose government derives its powers from the consent of the governed.
- Healthy rivers and lakes are vital not only because we derive our drinking water from these sources but they are also a means where we and our children pass the time through walks, fishing, swimming, canoeing etc.
- The Africanized sources were derived from colonies obtained locally.
- He did repeatedly make clear that his story was derived from what his source said.
- Indeed, scientists who reject the evolutionary approach are free to derive hypotheses from whatever other sources they wish, including intuition, observation, or psychic cats.
- Accounts of imagined events are derived from an internal source and are therefore likely to contain cognitive operations, such as thoughts and reasonings.
- Apart from its importance as a home for a wide variety of organisms, a large proportion of the world's human population lives close to or derives its food from estuarine or marine sources.
- She claims her knowledge is derived from visionary sources.
- In my view help in answering that question can be derived from two sources.
- The idea that a democratic government derives its power from the consent of the people it governs is rooted in the belief that this grant of authority comes from an informed people.
- Manufacturers have derived some comfort from the fact that sales of canned beer to the off-licence sector have risen by around 7% so far this year.
- Most of the budget is derived from other sources such as publication revenue.
Synonyms
obtain, get, take, gain, acquire, procure, extract, attain, glean
1. 1.1derive something from Base a concept on an extension or modification of (another concept)
  some maintain that he derived the idea of civil disobedience from Thoreau
  Example sentencesExamples
  This reasoning derives some justification from an economic argument based on ease of prosecution: such trivial offences are not worth the public expenditure of prosecution and court time in proving fault.
  Where ‘natural’ here stands for the appearance of freedom from conventional rules of artifice; this concept is derived from the second sense of ‘nature’ given above.
  In other words, the rationale for ‘choosing’ a caesarean section was not derived from a positive attitude based on accurate information about the risks and benefits of the procedure, but to avoid negative ‘side effects.’
  Even when his conclusions are unsound he often attempts to derive them from Scriptural based premises.
  Epistemologically speaking, all of these concepts are derived from, or associated with, systems theories in general and, more specifically, with theories of self-organizing ecological systems.
  Learner-centered practices are derived from the knowledge base and ongoing research on both learners and learning.
  To give one example, should geological theories be factual or should they merely connect concepts that derive their meaning from the theory?
  For the transactivation system, constructs were derived from those previously generated for Arabidopsis thaliana.
  Objective yield indications are derived from models based on observations over the last 5 years for the corresponding months compared with end-of-season yields.
  These new affiliations are derived from and based upon the commonly experienced terror, and beyond it - on shared survival joy and guilt, depression and reparation, hope and despair.
  The author strongly suggests to any critics that before responding to this item, they first download the work cited in footnote 16 and ensure that their arguments are derived from and based on the authority of the Bible.
  Finally, I argued that since the two procedures are derived from the same conceptual foundations, they are essentially complementary.
  The concepts are derived from many fields, including statistics, psychology, and logic.
  It is from respect for such differences that the democrat derives his belief in equality.
  Their opinions are derived from coherent conceptual frameworks, not emotions and propaganda.
  As noted above, these checklists have been derived from an extensive survey of literature on literacy in the workplace.
  For a new system the problem statement would be derived from a revolutionary new concept or technology, mission needs statement, operational requirements document, and stakeholder issues.
  Synonyms
  found, build, construct, form, establish, ground, root
2. 1.2derive fromno object (of a word) have (a specified word, usually of another language) as a root or origin.
  the word ‘punch’ derives from the Hindustani ‘pancha’
  with object the word ‘man’ is derived from the Sanskrit ‘manas’
  Example sentencesExamples
  As many writers have noted, our English words cosmos and cosmetics derive from the same ancient Greek root for universe and ornamentation.
  The word Islam itself, meaning submission to God, derives from the Arabic root word salama, which means peace.
  The word magazine derives from an Arabic word meaning a storehouse, a place where goods are laid up.
  The classical Greeks placed their paintings in pinakothekai, a word deriving from pinas meaning plank.
  In etymological terms, the word Maremma derives from the Latin mare, or sea, and is related to the French marais.
  The Scots word ‘laird’ is a shortened form of ‘laverd’, an older Scots word deriving from an Anglo-Saxon term meaning lord.
  The word derives from a Middle English expression, trenden, meaning to revolve.
  This is apt; the word baroque derives from the Portuguese for malformed pearl.
  The English phrase joss money derives from the Portuguese word deos, meaning god.
  The word stress derives from the Latin word stringer, meaning to draw tight.
  This process was called retting (a name which, unsurprisingly, derives from the same root as rot).
  The villages' name derives from the old English word Slohtre meaning a muddy place.
  The word in English derives from Latin, in - meaning not and dividuus meaning divisible.
  Similarly, dishevelled comes from the Old French deschevelé and was not derived from a word shevelled.
  The term derives from the ancient Greek word kanon, which designated a straight rod, ruler, or exemplary model.
  The word here is possibly derived from the magpie, a noisy, chattering bird.
  The word copper comes from the Latin word cuprum and this derives from the Greek work Kyprus.
  The word syrup derives from the same Arabic root as the word sherbet.
  Dharma is etymologically derived from the Sanskrit root dh meaning to bear or support.
  Polis is a triple star in the upper part of the bow, whose name derives from the Coptic word for a foal.
  Synonyms
  originate in, have its origins in, have as a source, arise in
  stem, descend, spring, be taken, be got
3. 1.3derive fromno object Arise from or originate in (a specified source)
  words whose spelling derives from Dr Johnson's incorrect etymology
  Example sentencesExamples
  The vision of the heroic, conquering bourgeois essentially derives from these sources.
  Instead, they all derive from natural living sources, invariably micro-organisms themselves.
  If a legal question is not answered by standards deriving from legal sources then it lacks a legal answer-the law on such questions is unsettled.
  The benefits of preserving rainforest derive from two sources.
  Much of the early evidence derives from literary sources, such as the chansons de geste.
  Most black pigments derive from natural sources, although some processing or preparation might be involved.
  Meteoric water, derived from the atmosphere, originates and falls to the Earth as precipitation.
  Rather, what it does demonstrate is a shared outlook deriving from a common ideological source.
  But it would be a long time before you came up with a source of happiness that derived from the beneficence of government.
  Nearly all regional organizations and alliances derive from treaty-based sources.
  His only source of food derives from the charity and goodwill of devotees and locals.
  Yet another source of public confusion derives from psychologists themselves.
  They are derived from many sources, and occur in stories all over Europe and in India.
  Concepts of good and evil can only be absolute when derived from an absolute source.
  But if justification can supervene on a belief's deriving from a reliable source, they have justified true belief.
  Funding for the operations, modernization, and support would derive from three sources.
  The account in the Library might derive from the same source.
  A major source of agricultural income derives from wine production.
  The only requirement is that any new applications derived from the source code be made available for free.
  To this, it added abundant new skilled labour supplies derived from two sources.
  Synonyms
  originate in, have its origin in, be rooted in, be traceable to
  stem, proceed, flow, pour, spring, emanate, issue, ensue, descend, come
4. 1.4be derived fromLinguistics (of a sentence in a natural language) be linked by a set of stages to (its underlying logical form).
  Example sentencesExamples
  In this theory, a passive was no longer to be derived from an active sentence, but both from a common deep structure which was neither active nor passive.
  What kind of rule(s) are needed to derive passive sentences?
  You can safely derive the true statement "I am not a Syrian" from the statement "I am an Israeli".
  Formal idioms are idiomatic in the sense just stated - their properties cannot be derived from more general principles.
5. 1.5be derived from (of a substance) be formed or prepared by (a chemical or physical process affecting another substance)
  strong acids are derived from the combustion of fossil fuels
  Example sentencesExamples
  It is derived from a substance called permethrin, which was introduced as an alternative to a banned chemical called lindane.
  Since gelatin is derived from collagen, it is composed of various amino acids.
  Since olestra is derived from fat molecules, it has similar chemical and physical properties.
  The reduced form is a thioether and is derived from cysteine, whereas the oxidized form is a sulphate ester and is derived from the sulphonation pathway.
  It is concentrated in this plant's leaves and is derived from pyridine molecules.
6. 1.6Mathematics Obtain (a function or equation) from another by a sequence of logical steps, for example by differentiation.
  the volume fraction of the soil can then be derived as a function of L
  Example sentencesExamples
  Once you see the steps in deriving the rule and you know why it is a valid shortcut, you won't have any trouble using it.
  In this book the author gives a table of sines and a method for deriving the angles of a triangle if its sides are known.
  There were many long calculations, deriving one formula from another to solve a differential equation.
  The fractional form that we have derived is called the continued fraction.
  He worked on how to derive class number relations from modular equations.

Derivatives

derivable

adjective dɪˈrʌɪvəb(ə)ldəˈraɪvəb(ə)l

These rates are derivable from the original study reports.
Example sentencesExamples
- From such basic measurements, and by extrapolation to mixtures of different ingredients, the ‘calorie count’ can be applied as a measure of the energy derivable from a food source.
- But besides these pleasures there is that love of beauty and delight in it derivable from assuming graceful attitudes and performing graceful movements and also in seeing such in others.
- Behavior modification refers only to that body of procedures and conceptual systems derivable from experimental psychology or experimental learning theory.
- The advance in the book is not noticeable until close to the end, but it's derivable from the title.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'draw a fluid through or into a channel'): from Old French deriver or Latin derivare, from de- 'down, away' + rivus 'brook, stream'.

rival from late 16th century:
A rival was originally someone with whom you had to share your water supply. Recorded in English from the late 16th century, the word goes back to Latin rivalis, which originally meant ‘person living on the opposite bank and using the same stream as another’. It comes via Latin rivus ‘stream’ from ripus river. Derive (Late Middle English) was originally ‘draw a fluid through or into a channel’ and comes from de- ‘down, away’ and rivus.

Definition of derive in US English:

derive

verbdəˈrīvdəˈraɪv

[with object]derive something from

1Obtain something from (a specified source)
they derived great comfort from this assurance
Example sentencesExamples
- Manufacturers have derived some comfort from the fact that sales of canned beer to the off-licence sector have risen by around 7% so far this year.
- He did repeatedly make clear that his story was derived from what his source said.
- Most of the budget is derived from other sources such as publication revenue.
- She claims her knowledge is derived from visionary sources.
- Stem cells can be derived from sources other than embryos - from adult cells, from umbilical cords that are discarded after babies are born, from human placentas.
- Apart from its importance as a home for a wide variety of organisms, a large proportion of the world's human population lives close to or derives its food from estuarine or marine sources.
- Herbal medicines are derived from natural sources.
- These data suggest that the bulk of the detritus was derived from local sources.
- This organization can derive its power from a number of sources, both economic and non-economic.
- Recent years have seen considerable criticism and hostility regarding efforts of both courts and commentators to derive constitutional rights from sources other than explicit constitutional language.
- Fish oil supplements are derived from a variety of sources, including mackerel, herring, tuna, salmon, cod liver, halibut, whale blubber and seal blubber.
- Accounts of imagined events are derived from an internal source and are therefore likely to contain cognitive operations, such as thoughts and reasonings.
- In my view help in answering that question can be derived from two sources.
- Further, the research reveals that half of the genetic components were derived from African sources and that African cotton farmers ‘actively experimented’ with new cotton varieties.
- However, the practitioners of this art were not medical, and there is little evidence that the doctors of those times derived any knowledge from this potentially rich source of anatomical material.
- Indeed, scientists who reject the evolutionary approach are free to derive hypotheses from whatever other sources they wish, including intuition, observation, or psychic cats.
- Healthy rivers and lakes are vital not only because we derive our drinking water from these sources but they are also a means where we and our children pass the time through walks, fishing, swimming, canoeing etc.
- We tell ourselves that we live in the world's greatest democracy, one whose government derives its powers from the consent of the governed.
- The idea that a democratic government derives its power from the consent of the people it governs is rooted in the belief that this grant of authority comes from an informed people.
- The Africanized sources were derived from colonies obtained locally.
Synonyms
obtain, get, take, gain, acquire, procure, extract, attain, glean
1. 1.1derive something from Base a concept on a logical extension or modification of (another concept)
  Eliot derived his poetics from the French Symbolists
  Example sentencesExamples
  It is from respect for such differences that the democrat derives his belief in equality.
  For a new system the problem statement would be derived from a revolutionary new concept or technology, mission needs statement, operational requirements document, and stakeholder issues.
  This reasoning derives some justification from an economic argument based on ease of prosecution: such trivial offences are not worth the public expenditure of prosecution and court time in proving fault.
  Finally, I argued that since the two procedures are derived from the same conceptual foundations, they are essentially complementary.
  Even when his conclusions are unsound he often attempts to derive them from Scriptural based premises.
  As noted above, these checklists have been derived from an extensive survey of literature on literacy in the workplace.
  For the transactivation system, constructs were derived from those previously generated for Arabidopsis thaliana.
  Learner-centered practices are derived from the knowledge base and ongoing research on both learners and learning.
  Epistemologically speaking, all of these concepts are derived from, or associated with, systems theories in general and, more specifically, with theories of self-organizing ecological systems.
  These new affiliations are derived from and based upon the commonly experienced terror, and beyond it - on shared survival joy and guilt, depression and reparation, hope and despair.
  Where ‘natural’ here stands for the appearance of freedom from conventional rules of artifice; this concept is derived from the second sense of ‘nature’ given above.
  To give one example, should geological theories be factual or should they merely connect concepts that derive their meaning from the theory?
  Objective yield indications are derived from models based on observations over the last 5 years for the corresponding months compared with end-of-season yields.
  Their opinions are derived from coherent conceptual frameworks, not emotions and propaganda.
  The author strongly suggests to any critics that before responding to this item, they first download the work cited in footnote 16 and ensure that their arguments are derived from and based on the authority of the Bible.
  In other words, the rationale for ‘choosing’ a caesarean section was not derived from a positive attitude based on accurate information about the risks and benefits of the procedure, but to avoid negative ‘side effects.’
  The concepts are derived from many fields, including statistics, psychology, and logic.
  Synonyms
  found, build, construct, form, establish, ground, root
2. 1.2derive fromno object (of a word) have (a specified word, usually of another language) as a root or origin.
  the word “punch” derives from the Hindustani “pancha”
  the word “man” is derived from the Sanskrit “manu.”
  Example sentencesExamples
  The word magazine derives from an Arabic word meaning a storehouse, a place where goods are laid up.
  Similarly, dishevelled comes from the Old French deschevelé and was not derived from a word shevelled.
  The word stress derives from the Latin word stringer, meaning to draw tight.
  This process was called retting (a name which, unsurprisingly, derives from the same root as rot).
  In etymological terms, the word Maremma derives from the Latin mare, or sea, and is related to the French marais.
  Polis is a triple star in the upper part of the bow, whose name derives from the Coptic word for a foal.
  The word copper comes from the Latin word cuprum and this derives from the Greek work Kyprus.
  The word here is possibly derived from the magpie, a noisy, chattering bird.
  This is apt; the word baroque derives from the Portuguese for malformed pearl.
  The word syrup derives from the same Arabic root as the word sherbet.
  As many writers have noted, our English words cosmos and cosmetics derive from the same ancient Greek root for universe and ornamentation.
  The word derives from a Middle English expression, trenden, meaning to revolve.
  The term derives from the ancient Greek word kanon, which designated a straight rod, ruler, or exemplary model.
  The Scots word ‘laird’ is a shortened form of ‘laverd’, an older Scots word deriving from an Anglo-Saxon term meaning lord.
  The classical Greeks placed their paintings in pinakothekai, a word deriving from pinas meaning plank.
  The English phrase joss money derives from the Portuguese word deos, meaning god.
  The word in English derives from Latin, in - meaning not and dividuus meaning divisible.
  The villages' name derives from the old English word Slohtre meaning a muddy place.
  The word Islam itself, meaning submission to God, derives from the Arabic root word salama, which means peace.
  Dharma is etymologically derived from the Sanskrit root dh meaning to bear or support.
  Synonyms
  originate in, have its origins in, have as a source, arise in
3. 1.3derive fromno object Arise from or originate in (a specified source)
  words whose spelling derives from Dr. Johnson's incorrect etymology
  Example sentencesExamples
  Instead, they all derive from natural living sources, invariably micro-organisms themselves.
  His only source of food derives from the charity and goodwill of devotees and locals.
  But if justification can supervene on a belief's deriving from a reliable source, they have justified true belief.
  To this, it added abundant new skilled labour supplies derived from two sources.
  Funding for the operations, modernization, and support would derive from three sources.
  Yet another source of public confusion derives from psychologists themselves.
  The vision of the heroic, conquering bourgeois essentially derives from these sources.
  Meteoric water, derived from the atmosphere, originates and falls to the Earth as precipitation.
  They are derived from many sources, and occur in stories all over Europe and in India.
  Rather, what it does demonstrate is a shared outlook deriving from a common ideological source.
  The account in the Library might derive from the same source.
  Concepts of good and evil can only be absolute when derived from an absolute source.
  A major source of agricultural income derives from wine production.
  Most black pigments derive from natural sources, although some processing or preparation might be involved.
  But it would be a long time before you came up with a source of happiness that derived from the beneficence of government.
  Nearly all regional organizations and alliances derive from treaty-based sources.
  The only requirement is that any new applications derived from the source code be made available for free.
  Much of the early evidence derives from literary sources, such as the chansons de geste.
  If a legal question is not answered by standards deriving from legal sources then it lacks a legal answer-the law on such questions is unsettled.
  The benefits of preserving rainforest derive from two sources.
  Synonyms
  originate in, have its origin in, be rooted in, be traceable to
4. 1.4be derived fromLinguistics (of an expression in a natural language) be linked by a set of stages to (its underlying abstract form).
  Example sentencesExamples
  In this theory, a passive was no longer to be derived from an active sentence, but both from a common deep structure which was neither active nor passive.
  You can safely derive the true statement "I am not a Syrian" from the statement "I am an Israeli".
  Formal idioms are idiomatic in the sense just stated - their properties cannot be derived from more general principles.
  What kind of rule(s) are needed to derive passive sentences?
5. 1.5be derived from (of a substance) be formed or prepared by (a chemical or physical process affecting another substance)
  strong acids are derived from the combustion of fossil fuels
  Example sentencesExamples
  It is derived from a substance called permethrin, which was introduced as an alternative to a banned chemical called lindane.
  It is concentrated in this plant's leaves and is derived from pyridine molecules.
  Since gelatin is derived from collagen, it is composed of various amino acids.
  The reduced form is a thioether and is derived from cysteine, whereas the oxidized form is a sulphate ester and is derived from the sulphonation pathway.
  Since olestra is derived from fat molecules, it has similar chemical and physical properties.
6. 1.6Mathematics Obtain (a function or equation) from another by a sequence of logical steps, for example by differentiation.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The fractional form that we have derived is called the continued fraction.
  He worked on how to derive class number relations from modular equations.
  In this book the author gives a table of sines and a method for deriving the angles of a triangle if its sides are known.
  Once you see the steps in deriving the rule and you know why it is a valid shortcut, you won't have any trouble using it.
  There were many long calculations, deriving one formula from another to solve a differential equation.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘draw a fluid through or into a channel’): from Old French deriver or Latin derivare, from de- ‘down, away’ + rivus ‘brook, stream’.

单词	derive
释义	Definition of derive in English: derive verb dɪˈrʌɪvdəˈraɪv [with object]derive something from 1Obtain something from (a specified source) they derived great comfort from this assurance Example sentencesExamples Fish oil supplements are derived from a variety of sources, including mackerel, herring, tuna, salmon, cod liver, halibut, whale blubber and seal blubber. These data suggest that the bulk of the detritus was derived from local sources. This organization can derive its power from a number of sources, both economic and non-economic. Recent years have seen considerable criticism and hostility regarding efforts of both courts and commentators to derive constitutional rights from sources other than explicit constitutional language. Herbal medicines are derived from natural sources. However, the practitioners of this art were not medical, and there is little evidence that the doctors of those times derived any knowledge from this potentially rich source of anatomical material. Further, the research reveals that half of the genetic components were derived from African sources and that African cotton farmers ‘actively experimented’ with new cotton varieties. Stem cells can be derived from sources other than embryos - from adult cells, from umbilical cords that are discarded after babies are born, from human placentas. We tell ourselves that we live in the world's greatest democracy, one whose government derives its powers from the consent of the governed. Healthy rivers and lakes are vital not only because we derive our drinking water from these sources but they are also a means where we and our children pass the time through walks, fishing, swimming, canoeing etc. The Africanized sources were derived from colonies obtained locally. He did repeatedly make clear that his story was derived from what his source said. Indeed, scientists who reject the evolutionary approach are free to derive hypotheses from whatever other sources they wish, including intuition, observation, or psychic cats. Accounts of imagined events are derived from an internal source and are therefore likely to contain cognitive operations, such as thoughts and reasonings. Apart from its importance as a home for a wide variety of organisms, a large proportion of the world's human population lives close to or derives its food from estuarine or marine sources. She claims her knowledge is derived from visionary sources. In my view help in answering that question can be derived from two sources. The idea that a democratic government derives its power from the consent of the people it governs is rooted in the belief that this grant of authority comes from an informed people. Manufacturers have derived some comfort from the fact that sales of canned beer to the off-licence sector have risen by around 7% so far this year. Most of the budget is derived from other sources such as publication revenue. Synonyms obtain, get, take, gain, acquire, procure, extract, attain, glean 1.1derive something from Base a concept on an extension or modification of (another concept) some maintain that he derived the idea of civil disobedience from Thoreau Example sentencesExamples This reasoning derives some justification from an economic argument based on ease of prosecution: such trivial offences are not worth the public expenditure of prosecution and court time in proving fault. Where ‘natural’ here stands for the appearance of freedom from conventional rules of artifice; this concept is derived from the second sense of ‘nature’ given above. In other words, the rationale for ‘choosing’ a caesarean section was not derived from a positive attitude based on accurate information about the risks and benefits of the procedure, but to avoid negative ‘side effects.’ Even when his conclusions are unsound he often attempts to derive them from Scriptural based premises. Epistemologically speaking, all of these concepts are derived from, or associated with, systems theories in general and, more specifically, with theories of self-organizing ecological systems. Learner-centered practices are derived from the knowledge base and ongoing research on both learners and learning. To give one example, should geological theories be factual or should they merely connect concepts that derive their meaning from the theory? For the transactivation system, constructs were derived from those previously generated for Arabidopsis thaliana. Objective yield indications are derived from models based on observations over the last 5 years for the corresponding months compared with end-of-season yields. These new affiliations are derived from and based upon the commonly experienced terror, and beyond it - on shared survival joy and guilt, depression and reparation, hope and despair. The author strongly suggests to any critics that before responding to this item, they first download the work cited in footnote 16 and ensure that their arguments are derived from and based on the authority of the Bible. Finally, I argued that since the two procedures are derived from the same conceptual foundations, they are essentially complementary. The concepts are derived from many fields, including statistics, psychology, and logic. It is from respect for such differences that the democrat derives his belief in equality. Their opinions are derived from coherent conceptual frameworks, not emotions and propaganda. As noted above, these checklists have been derived from an extensive survey of literature on literacy in the workplace. For a new system the problem statement would be derived from a revolutionary new concept or technology, mission needs statement, operational requirements document, and stakeholder issues. Synonyms found, build, construct, form, establish, ground, root 1.2derive fromno object (of a word) have (a specified word, usually of another language) as a root or origin. the word ‘punch’ derives from the Hindustani ‘pancha’ with object the word ‘man’ is derived from the Sanskrit ‘manas’ Example sentencesExamples As many writers have noted, our English words cosmos and cosmetics derive from the same ancient Greek root for universe and ornamentation. The word Islam itself, meaning submission to God, derives from the Arabic root word salama, which means peace. The word magazine derives from an Arabic word meaning a storehouse, a place where goods are laid up. The classical Greeks placed their paintings in pinakothekai, a word deriving from pinas meaning plank. In etymological terms, the word Maremma derives from the Latin mare, or sea, and is related to the French marais. The Scots word ‘laird’ is a shortened form of ‘laverd’, an older Scots word deriving from an Anglo-Saxon term meaning lord. The word derives from a Middle English expression, trenden, meaning to revolve. This is apt; the word baroque derives from the Portuguese for malformed pearl. The English phrase joss money derives from the Portuguese word deos, meaning god. The word stress derives from the Latin word stringer, meaning to draw tight. This process was called retting (a name which, unsurprisingly, derives from the same root as rot). The villages' name derives from the old English word Slohtre meaning a muddy place. The word in English derives from Latin, in - meaning not and dividuus meaning divisible. Similarly, dishevelled comes from the Old French deschevelé and was not derived from a word shevelled. The term derives from the ancient Greek word kanon, which designated a straight rod, ruler, or exemplary model. The word here is possibly derived from the magpie, a noisy, chattering bird. The word copper comes from the Latin word cuprum and this derives from the Greek work Kyprus. The word syrup derives from the same Arabic root as the word sherbet. Dharma is etymologically derived from the Sanskrit root dh meaning to bear or support. Polis is a triple star in the upper part of the bow, whose name derives from the Coptic word for a foal. Synonyms originate in, have its origins in, have as a source, arise in stem, descend, spring, be taken, be got 1.3derive fromno object Arise from or originate in (a specified source) words whose spelling derives from Dr Johnson's incorrect etymology Example sentencesExamples The vision of the heroic, conquering bourgeois essentially derives from these sources. Instead, they all derive from natural living sources, invariably micro-organisms themselves. If a legal question is not answered by standards deriving from legal sources then it lacks a legal answer-the law on such questions is unsettled. The benefits of preserving rainforest derive from two sources. Much of the early evidence derives from literary sources, such as the chansons de geste. Most black pigments derive from natural sources, although some processing or preparation might be involved. Meteoric water, derived from the atmosphere, originates and falls to the Earth as precipitation. Rather, what it does demonstrate is a shared outlook deriving from a common ideological source. But it would be a long time before you came up with a source of happiness that derived from the beneficence of government. Nearly all regional organizations and alliances derive from treaty-based sources. His only source of food derives from the charity and goodwill of devotees and locals. Yet another source of public confusion derives from psychologists themselves. They are derived from many sources, and occur in stories all over Europe and in India. Concepts of good and evil can only be absolute when derived from an absolute source. But if justification can supervene on a belief's deriving from a reliable source, they have justified true belief. Funding for the operations, modernization, and support would derive from three sources. The account in the Library might derive from the same source. A major source of agricultural income derives from wine production. The only requirement is that any new applications derived from the source code be made available for free. To this, it added abundant new skilled labour supplies derived from two sources. Synonyms originate in, have its origin in, be rooted in, be traceable to stem, proceed, flow, pour, spring, emanate, issue, ensue, descend, come 1.4be derived fromLinguistics (of a sentence in a natural language) be linked by a set of stages to (its underlying logical form). Example sentencesExamples In this theory, a passive was no longer to be derived from an active sentence, but both from a common deep structure which was neither active nor passive. What kind of rule(s) are needed to derive passive sentences? You can safely derive the true statement "I am not a Syrian" from the statement "I am an Israeli". Formal idioms are idiomatic in the sense just stated - their properties cannot be derived from more general principles. 1.5be derived from (of a substance) be formed or prepared by (a chemical or physical process affecting another substance) strong acids are derived from the combustion of fossil fuels Example sentencesExamples It is derived from a substance called permethrin, which was introduced as an alternative to a banned chemical called lindane. Since gelatin is derived from collagen, it is composed of various amino acids. Since olestra is derived from fat molecules, it has similar chemical and physical properties. The reduced form is a thioether and is derived from cysteine, whereas the oxidized form is a sulphate ester and is derived from the sulphonation pathway. It is concentrated in this plant's leaves and is derived from pyridine molecules. 1.6Mathematics Obtain (a function or equation) from another by a sequence of logical steps, for example by differentiation. the volume fraction of the soil can then be derived as a function of L Example sentencesExamples Once you see the steps in deriving the rule and you know why it is a valid shortcut, you won't have any trouble using it. In this book the author gives a table of sines and a method for deriving the angles of a triangle if its sides are known. There were many long calculations, deriving one formula from another to solve a differential equation. The fractional form that we have derived is called the continued fraction. He worked on how to derive class number relations from modular equations. Derivatives derivable adjective dɪˈrʌɪvəb(ə)ldəˈraɪvəb(ə)l These rates are derivable from the original study reports. Example sentencesExamples From such basic measurements, and by extrapolation to mixtures of different ingredients, the ‘calorie count’ can be applied as a measure of the energy derivable from a food source. But besides these pleasures there is that love of beauty and delight in it derivable from assuming graceful attitudes and performing graceful movements and also in seeing such in others. Behavior modification refers only to that body of procedures and conceptual systems derivable from experimental psychology or experimental learning theory. The advance in the book is not noticeable until close to the end, but it's derivable from the title. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'draw a fluid through or into a channel'): from Old French deriver or Latin derivare, from de- 'down, away' + rivus 'brook, stream'. rival from late 16th century: A rival was originally someone with whom you had to share your water supply. Recorded in English from the late 16th century, the word goes back to Latin rivalis, which originally meant ‘person living on the opposite bank and using the same stream as another’. It comes via Latin rivus ‘stream’ from ripus river. Derive (Late Middle English) was originally ‘draw a fluid through or into a channel’ and comes from de- ‘down, away’ and rivus. Definition of derive in US English: derive verbdəˈrīvdəˈraɪv [with object]derive something from 1Obtain something from (a specified source) they derived great comfort from this assurance Example sentencesExamples Manufacturers have derived some comfort from the fact that sales of canned beer to the off-licence sector have risen by around 7% so far this year. He did repeatedly make clear that his story was derived from what his source said. Most of the budget is derived from other sources such as publication revenue. She claims her knowledge is derived from visionary sources. Stem cells can be derived from sources other than embryos - from adult cells, from umbilical cords that are discarded after babies are born, from human placentas. Apart from its importance as a home for a wide variety of organisms, a large proportion of the world's human population lives close to or derives its food from estuarine or marine sources. Herbal medicines are derived from natural sources. These data suggest that the bulk of the detritus was derived from local sources. This organization can derive its power from a number of sources, both economic and non-economic. Recent years have seen considerable criticism and hostility regarding efforts of both courts and commentators to derive constitutional rights from sources other than explicit constitutional language. Fish oil supplements are derived from a variety of sources, including mackerel, herring, tuna, salmon, cod liver, halibut, whale blubber and seal blubber. Accounts of imagined events are derived from an internal source and are therefore likely to contain cognitive operations, such as thoughts and reasonings. In my view help in answering that question can be derived from two sources. Further, the research reveals that half of the genetic components were derived from African sources and that African cotton farmers ‘actively experimented’ with new cotton varieties. However, the practitioners of this art were not medical, and there is little evidence that the doctors of those times derived any knowledge from this potentially rich source of anatomical material. Indeed, scientists who reject the evolutionary approach are free to derive hypotheses from whatever other sources they wish, including intuition, observation, or psychic cats. Healthy rivers and lakes are vital not only because we derive our drinking water from these sources but they are also a means where we and our children pass the time through walks, fishing, swimming, canoeing etc. We tell ourselves that we live in the world's greatest democracy, one whose government derives its powers from the consent of the governed. The idea that a democratic government derives its power from the consent of the people it governs is rooted in the belief that this grant of authority comes from an informed people. The Africanized sources were derived from colonies obtained locally. Synonyms obtain, get, take, gain, acquire, procure, extract, attain, glean 1.1derive something from Base a concept on a logical extension or modification of (another concept) Eliot derived his poetics from the French Symbolists Example sentencesExamples It is from respect for such differences that the democrat derives his belief in equality. For a new system the problem statement would be derived from a revolutionary new concept or technology, mission needs statement, operational requirements document, and stakeholder issues. This reasoning derives some justification from an economic argument based on ease of prosecution: such trivial offences are not worth the public expenditure of prosecution and court time in proving fault. Finally, I argued that since the two procedures are derived from the same conceptual foundations, they are essentially complementary. Even when his conclusions are unsound he often attempts to derive them from Scriptural based premises. As noted above, these checklists have been derived from an extensive survey of literature on literacy in the workplace. For the transactivation system, constructs were derived from those previously generated for Arabidopsis thaliana. Learner-centered practices are derived from the knowledge base and ongoing research on both learners and learning. Epistemologically speaking, all of these concepts are derived from, or associated with, systems theories in general and, more specifically, with theories of self-organizing ecological systems. These new affiliations are derived from and based upon the commonly experienced terror, and beyond it - on shared survival joy and guilt, depression and reparation, hope and despair. Where ‘natural’ here stands for the appearance of freedom from conventional rules of artifice; this concept is derived from the second sense of ‘nature’ given above. To give one example, should geological theories be factual or should they merely connect concepts that derive their meaning from the theory? Objective yield indications are derived from models based on observations over the last 5 years for the corresponding months compared with end-of-season yields. Their opinions are derived from coherent conceptual frameworks, not emotions and propaganda. The author strongly suggests to any critics that before responding to this item, they first download the work cited in footnote 16 and ensure that their arguments are derived from and based on the authority of the Bible. In other words, the rationale for ‘choosing’ a caesarean section was not derived from a positive attitude based on accurate information about the risks and benefits of the procedure, but to avoid negative ‘side effects.’ The concepts are derived from many fields, including statistics, psychology, and logic. Synonyms found, build, construct, form, establish, ground, root 1.2derive fromno object (of a word) have (a specified word, usually of another language) as a root or origin. the word “punch” derives from the Hindustani “pancha” the word “man” is derived from the Sanskrit “manu.” Example sentencesExamples The word magazine derives from an Arabic word meaning a storehouse, a place where goods are laid up. Similarly, dishevelled comes from the Old French deschevelé and was not derived from a word shevelled. The word stress derives from the Latin word stringer, meaning to draw tight. This process was called retting (a name which, unsurprisingly, derives from the same root as rot). In etymological terms, the word Maremma derives from the Latin mare, or sea, and is related to the French marais. Polis is a triple star in the upper part of the bow, whose name derives from the Coptic word for a foal. The word copper comes from the Latin word cuprum and this derives from the Greek work Kyprus. The word here is possibly derived from the magpie, a noisy, chattering bird. This is apt; the word baroque derives from the Portuguese for malformed pearl. The word syrup derives from the same Arabic root as the word sherbet. As many writers have noted, our English words cosmos and cosmetics derive from the same ancient Greek root for universe and ornamentation. The word derives from a Middle English expression, trenden, meaning to revolve. The term derives from the ancient Greek word kanon, which designated a straight rod, ruler, or exemplary model. The Scots word ‘laird’ is a shortened form of ‘laverd’, an older Scots word deriving from an Anglo-Saxon term meaning lord. The classical Greeks placed their paintings in pinakothekai, a word deriving from pinas meaning plank. The English phrase joss money derives from the Portuguese word deos, meaning god. The word in English derives from Latin, in - meaning not and dividuus meaning divisible. The villages' name derives from the old English word Slohtre meaning a muddy place. The word Islam itself, meaning submission to God, derives from the Arabic root word salama, which means peace. Dharma is etymologically derived from the Sanskrit root dh meaning to bear or support. Synonyms originate in, have its origins in, have as a source, arise in 1.3derive fromno object Arise from or originate in (a specified source) words whose spelling derives from Dr. Johnson's incorrect etymology Example sentencesExamples Instead, they all derive from natural living sources, invariably micro-organisms themselves. His only source of food derives from the charity and goodwill of devotees and locals. But if justification can supervene on a belief's deriving from a reliable source, they have justified true belief. To this, it added abundant new skilled labour supplies derived from two sources. Funding for the operations, modernization, and support would derive from three sources. Yet another source of public confusion derives from psychologists themselves. The vision of the heroic, conquering bourgeois essentially derives from these sources. Meteoric water, derived from the atmosphere, originates and falls to the Earth as precipitation. They are derived from many sources, and occur in stories all over Europe and in India. Rather, what it does demonstrate is a shared outlook deriving from a common ideological source. The account in the Library might derive from the same source. Concepts of good and evil can only be absolute when derived from an absolute source. A major source of agricultural income derives from wine production. Most black pigments derive from natural sources, although some processing or preparation might be involved. But it would be a long time before you came up with a source of happiness that derived from the beneficence of government. Nearly all regional organizations and alliances derive from treaty-based sources. The only requirement is that any new applications derived from the source code be made available for free. Much of the early evidence derives from literary sources, such as the chansons de geste. If a legal question is not answered by standards deriving from legal sources then it lacks a legal answer-the law on such questions is unsettled. The benefits of preserving rainforest derive from two sources. Synonyms originate in, have its origin in, be rooted in, be traceable to 1.4be derived fromLinguistics (of an expression in a natural language) be linked by a set of stages to (its underlying abstract form). Example sentencesExamples In this theory, a passive was no longer to be derived from an active sentence, but both from a common deep structure which was neither active nor passive. You can safely derive the true statement "I am not a Syrian" from the statement "I am an Israeli". Formal idioms are idiomatic in the sense just stated - their properties cannot be derived from more general principles. What kind of rule(s) are needed to derive passive sentences? 1.5be derived from (of a substance) be formed or prepared by (a chemical or physical process affecting another substance) strong acids are derived from the combustion of fossil fuels Example sentencesExamples It is derived from a substance called permethrin, which was introduced as an alternative to a banned chemical called lindane. It is concentrated in this plant's leaves and is derived from pyridine molecules. Since gelatin is derived from collagen, it is composed of various amino acids. The reduced form is a thioether and is derived from cysteine, whereas the oxidized form is a sulphate ester and is derived from the sulphonation pathway. Since olestra is derived from fat molecules, it has similar chemical and physical properties. 1.6Mathematics Obtain (a function or equation) from another by a sequence of logical steps, for example by differentiation. Example sentencesExamples The fractional form that we have derived is called the continued fraction. He worked on how to derive class number relations from modular equations. In this book the author gives a table of sines and a method for deriving the angles of a triangle if its sides are known. Once you see the steps in deriving the rule and you know why it is a valid shortcut, you won't have any trouble using it. There were many long calculations, deriving one formula from another to solve a differential equation. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘draw a fluid through or into a channel’): from Old French deriver or Latin derivare, from de- ‘down, away’ + rivus ‘brook, stream’.
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