Term | derive (v.) |
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Synonym | to come from, usually through a long, slow process |
Meaning | -> Medically, we will derive great benefit from this technique. derive pleasure/enjoyment etc -> Many students derived enormous satisfaction from the course. also be derived [I,T] to develop or come from something else → derivation derive from -> This word is derived from Latin. -> patterns of behaviour that derive from basic beliefs Register In everyday English, people usually say that something comes from something rather than is derived from something: -> This word comes from Latin. |
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