derive

Definitions

1. 1.To receive, as from a source or origin; to obtain by descent or by transmission; to draw; to deduce; -- followed by from.
2. 2.To trace the origin, descent, or derivation of; to recognize transmission of; as, he derives this word from the Anglo-Saxon. From these two causes . . . an ancient set of physicians derived all diseases. Arbuthnot.
3. 3.(Chem.) To obtain one substance from another by actual or theoretical substitution; as, to derive an organic acid from its corresponding hydrocarbon.
4. 4.To flow; to have origin; to descend; to proceed; to be deduced. Shak. Power from heaven Derives, and monarchs rule by gods appointed. Prior.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is derive.

• What is to receive, as from a source or origin; to obtain by descent or by transmission; to draw; to deduce; -- followed by from called?
• What is to obtain one substance from another by actual or theoretical substitution; as, to derive an organic acid from its corresponding hydrocarbon called?
• What is to flow; to have origin; to descend; to proceed; to be deduced. Shak. Power from heaven Derives, and monarchs rule by gods appointed. Prior called?