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Definitions of derive

The word derive uses 6 letters: d, e, e, i, r, v

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Meanings of derive

v. t. - To turn the course of, as water; to divert and distribute into subordinate channels; to diffuse; to communicate; to transmit; -- followed by to, into, on, upon.

v. t. - To receive, as from a source or origin; to obtain by descent or by transmission; to draw; to deduce; -- followed by from.

v. t. - To trace the origin, descent, or derivation of; to recognize transmission of; as, he derives this word from the Anglo-Saxon.

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