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Word entry · 6 letters

derive

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"Get from a source"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /dɪˈɹaɪv/Part of speech verbSorted deeirvStarts with DEnds with E2 cluesCommon crossword word
1D2E3R4I5V6E

Definitions

  1. develop or evolve from a latent or potential state

Word origin

From Middle English deriven, from Old French deriver, from Latin dērīvō (“to lead, turn, or draw off (a liquid), draw off, derive”), from dē (“away”) + rīvus (“a stream”); see rival. Unrelated to arrive.

Used in a sentence

  • Reading books is the best way to derive knowledge.
  • Bob the aforesaid, and his present chances of deriving a competent independence from the honourable profession to which he had devoted himself.
  • Her excellent organisation skills derive from her time as a secretary in the army.

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02Obtain from a source6 letters

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