Synonyms for derive
dɪˈraɪvde·rive

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1. derive

   Synonyms:
   deduce, trace, follow, track, draw, resolve

   Antonyms:
   misdeduce, misattribute, mistrace

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1. Deriveverb

   Synonyms:
   To trace, deduce, infer.

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1. deduce, infer, deduct, deriveverb

   reason by deduction; establish by deduction

   Synonyms:
   generalize, withhold, subtract, gain, take off, extrapolate, generalise, guess, infer, deduct, descend, come, educe, understand, recoup, deduce

2. derive, gainverb

   obtain

   "derive pleasure from one's garden"

   Synonyms:
   clear, gain ground, make headway, infer, realise, gain, reach, win, educe, get ahead, acquire, attain, pull ahead, deduce, take in, pull in, gather, deduct, descend, come, profit, hit, arrive at, advance, put on, realize, bring in, benefit, make, earn

3. deriveverb

   come from

   "The present name derives from an older form"

   Synonyms:
   descend, deduct, educe, gain, infer, come, deduce

4. derive, educeverb

   develop or evolve from a latent or potential state

   Synonyms:
   deduct, gain, deduce, educe, extract, infer, evoke, draw out, descend, come, elicit

5. derive, come, descendverb

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

   "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins"

   Synonyms:
   deduct, go down, infer, issue forth, gain, come down, amount, total, educe, occur, settle, arrive, number, condescend, come up, hail, follow, fare, deign, get, descend, come, fall, get along, make out, do, come in, deduce, add up

Matched Categories

1. • Evolve
   • Logic
   • Obtain
   • Reason

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1. deriveverb

   Synonyms:
   draw, receive, obtain, get

2. deriveverb

   Synonyms:
   deduce, trace

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1. List of paraphrases for "derive":

   calculate, obtain, draw, deduct, drift, reap, shoot

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How to use derive in a sentence?

1. Jean-Jacques Rousseau:

   Adversity is a great teacher, but this teacher makes us pay dearly for its instruction; and often the profit we derive, is not worth the price we paid.

2. John Adams:

   If all men are created equal, that is final. If they are endowed with inalienable rights, that is final. If governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, that is final. No advance, no progress can be made beyond these propositions.

3. Andrew Johnson:

   Our government sprang from and was made for the people -- not the people for the government. To them it owes an allegiance from them it must derive its courage, strength, and wisdom.

4. Andrew M. Dixon:

   Always afraid of making mistakes, always afraid of making wrong decisions, always trying to be perfect; fact is no one is perfect, and the best lessons derive from the mistakes and the wrong decisions we make. Don't be afraid of mistakes, and never regret the decisions you make; use them as a life lesson, and build on them.

5. Adnan Qureshi:

   Golf may actually have that combination where it actually is motivating enough for individuals to continue on a regular basis, and yet, provide enough physical activity to derive a cardiovascular and physiological benefit.