Overview of verb derive

The verb derive has 5 senses

• deduce, infer, deduct, derive -- (reason by deduction; establish by deduction)


• derive, gain -- (obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden")


• derive -- (come from; "The present name derives from an older form")


• derive, educe -- (develop or evolve from a latent or potential state)


• derive, come, descend -- (come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins")

Overview of adj derived

The adj derived has 1 sense

• derived -- (formed or developed from something else; not original; "the belief that classes and organizations are secondary and derived"- John Dewey)