derive
- Verb. (transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
- Verb. (transitive, logic) To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.
- Verb. (transitive, linguistics) To find the derivation of (a word or phrase).
- Verb. (transitive, chemistry) To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.
- Verb. (intransitive) To originate or stem (from).
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