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Antonyms for derive

Grammar : Verb
Spell : dih-rahyv
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈraɪv

Definition of derive

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French deriver "to flow, pour out; derive, originate," from Latin derivare "to lead or draw off (a stream of water) from its source" (in Late Latin also "to derive"), from phrase de rivo (de "from" + rivus "stream;" see rivulet). Etymological sense is 1550s. Related: Derived; deriving.
  • verb deduce a conclusion
Example sentences :
  • From these I shall endeavor to derive all the advantages which they may afford.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • Stevie did not seem to derive any personal gratification from what he had done.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • Let us derive instruction, as well as consolation, from this scene.
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • And from this, more than from anything else, do we derive our firm conviction of the success of our work.'
  • Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
  • It would be a rather poor way to derive the pride of aristocracy.
  • Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
  • We derive the renewal of our blood and juices, which are constantly exhausting, from the substances converted into food.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • They seem also to derive a sacredness from their association with the Divine Being.
  • Extract from : « Sophist » by Plato
  • All abstractions are supposed by Hegel to derive their meaning from one another.
  • Extract from : « Sophist » by Plato
  • Did Plato derive the legend of Atlantis from an Egyptian source?
  • Extract from : « Timaeus » by Plato
  • And what a power in Italy should not Lodovico derive from its success!
  • Extract from : « The Life of Cesare Borgia » by Raphael Sabatini

Synonyms for derive

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