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derive

/dɚˈaɪv/ · 6 letters · 5 distinct letters

  1. verb

    reason by deduction; establish by deduction

  2. verb

    obtain

    derive pleasure from one's garden

  3. verb

    come from

    The present name derives from an older form

  4. verb

    develop or evolve from a latent or potential state

  5. verb

    come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example

    She was descended from an old Italian noble family

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