The meaning of DERIVE is to take, receive, or obtain especially from a specified source.

Add to word list coming from or caused by something else: derived products (Definition of derived from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

1. a. To obtain or receive from a source: a dance that is derived from the samba; confidence that is derived from years of experience. b. Chemistry To produce or obtain (a compound) from another …

DERIVED definition: to draw or be drawn (from) in source or origin ; trace or be traced | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples in American English

If you want to talk about something that comes from something else, but you want to sound sophisticated and maybe financial or scientific, use derive, like so: That scent? It's derived from a …

DERIVED definition: received, obtained, or arising from a particular source or in a particular way. See examples of derived used in a sentence.

to come from or trace from a source or origin: [ ~ + obj + from + obj]: We can derive the word deduct from Latin.[ ~ + from + obj]: The word deduct derives from Latin. de•rive (di rīv′), v., -rived, -riv•ing. to …

Mar 16, 2025 · derived (not comparable) (systematics) Of, or pertaining to, conditions unique to the descendant species of a clade, and not found in earlier ancestral species.

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