verb🔗ShareTo obtain or receive (something) from something else."The student is deriving knowledge from the textbook. "processfunctionsystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning."After seeing the wet ground and cloudy sky, I am deriving the conclusion that it rained last night. "logicphilosophymindscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo find the derivation of (a word or phrase)."The etymology student is deriving the word "astronomy" from the Greek words "astron" (star) and "nomia" (arrangement). "languagelinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction."The chemist is deriving a new pain medication from a common plant extract through a specific chemical reaction. "chemistrycompoundscienceprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo originate or stem (from)."Her happiness was deriving from spending time with her family. "historylanguageprocessphilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo turn the course of (water, etc.); to divert and distribute into subordinate channels."The irrigation system was designed to derive the river's water into smaller canals for the farm fields. "utilityenvironmentagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
