derive
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(verb) cause to develop or evolve, esp. from a latent or potential state |
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Synonyms: educe |
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Related Words: create, make |
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| 2. |
(verb) come from; "The present name derives from an older form" |
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Synonyms: come |
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Related Words: evolve |
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| 3. |
(verb) obtain: "derive pleasure from one's garden" |
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Synonyms: gain |
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Related Words: draw, obtain, reap |
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(verb) 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" |
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Synonyms: come, descend |
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(verb) reason by deduction; establish by deduction |
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Synonyms: deduce, deduct, infer |
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Related Words: carry back, conclude, elicit, extrapolate, reason, reason out, surmise |
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