Synonyms for derive
verb
To draw a conclusion
determine, work out, conclude; see assume 1, infer 1.
To receive
acquire, obtain, procure; see reap 2, receive 1.
To come from
originate, arise, stem, descend; see arise 3, begin 2. See syn. study at arise.
See derive in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To have as a source:
arise, come, emanate, flow, issue, originate, proceed, rise, spring, stem, upspring. See startTo obtain from another source:
draw, get, take. See kinTo have hereditary derivation:
descend, issue, spring. Idiom: trace one's descent. See kinTo arrive at through reasoning:
educe, evolve, excogitate. See reason
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