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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Derive \De*rive"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Derived}; p. pr & vb n. {Deriving}.] [F. d['e]river, L. derivare; de- + rivus stream, brook. See {Rival}.] 1. 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 [Obs.] For fear it [water] choke up the pits . . . they [the workman] derive it by other drains. --Holland. Her due loves derived to that vile witch's share. --Spenser. Derived to us by tradition from Adam to Noah. --Jer. Taylor. 2. To receive, as from a source or origin; to obtain by descent or by transmission; to draw; to deduce; -- followed by from From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: deriving n : (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase [syn: {derivation}, {etymologizing}]
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