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Overview of noun deriving

The noun deriving has 1 sense


  • deriving, derivation, etymologizing -- ((historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase)


Overview of verb derive

The verb derive has 5 senses


  • deduce, infer, deduct, derive -- (reason by deduction; establish by deduction)

  • derive, gain -- (obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden")

  • derive -- (come from; "The present name derives from an older form")

  • derive, educe -- (develop or evolve from a latent or potential state)

  • derive, come, descend -- (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")