English to English
derive
(d/I/'r/aI/v
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verb (v)
- come from(verb.change)Example:
The present name derives from an older form.
source: wordnet30 - 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.(verb)source: webster1913
- To flow; to have origin; to descend; to proceed; to be deduced.(verb)source: webster1913