- to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed by from).
- to trace from a source or origin: English words derived from German.
- to reach or obtain by reasoning; deduce; infer.
- to produce or obtain (a substance) from another.
- to create (a new linguistic form) by adding affixes to or changing the shape of a root or base: The word “runner” is derived from “run.”
- to come from a source or origin; originate (often followed by from).
- to draw or be drawn (from) in source or origin; trace or be traced
- to obtain by reasoning; deduce; infer
- to trace the source or development of
- to produce or be produced (from) by a chemical reaction
- to obtain (a function) by differentiation
