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Verb derive has 5 senses
- deduce, infer, deduct, derive - reason by deduction; establish by deduction
--1 is one way to reason, reason out, conclude
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- derive, gain - obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden"
--2 is one way to obtain
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
- derive - come from; "The present name derives from an older form"
--3 is one way to evolve
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- derive, educe - develop or evolve, especially from a latent or potential state
--4 is one way to make, create
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- 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"
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
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