Main Entry: de·rive

Pronunciation: \di-ˈrīv, dē-\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): de·rived; de·riv·ing

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French deriver, from Latin derivare, literally, to draw off (water), from de- + rivus stream — more at run

Date: 14th century

transitive verb 1 a : to take, receive, or obtain especially from a specified source b : to obtain (a chemical substance) actually or theoretically from a parent substance
2 : infer, deduce
3 archaic : bring
4 : to trace the derivation ofintransitive verb : to have or take origin : come as a derivative

synonyms see spring

— de·riv·er noun