Derive

·vt To trace the origin, descent, or derivation of; to recognize transmission of; as, he derives this word from the ·AS.

II. Derive ·vi To Flow; to have origin; to Descend; to Proceed; to be deduced.

III. Derive ·vt To obtain one substance from another by actual or theoretical substitution; as, to derive an organic acid from its corresponding hydrocarbon.

IV. Derive ·vt To receive, as from a source or origin; to obtain by descent or by transmission; to Draw; to Deduce;

— followed by from.

V. Derive ·vt To turn the course of, as water; to divert and distribute into subordinate channels; to Diffuse; to Communicate; to Transmit;

— followed by to, into, on, upon.