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Vocabulary Entry
derive
|verb • noun
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V
verb
To obtain or receive from a source.
Example Sentences
"We can derive pleasure from simple things."
"She was able to derive insights from the data."
"The scientist hoped to derive a new formula for the reaction."
N
noun
A word that has been derived from another, often with a change in form.
Example Sentences
"The term 'writer' is a derive of the verb 'write'."
"In linguistics, a derive can show how words are related."
"Many words in English are derives of Latin roots."