derive
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Is derive a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of derive?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else.Examples: "Reading books is the best way to derive knowledge."; "Bob the aforesaid, and his present chances of deriving a competent independence from the honourable profession to which he had devoted himself."; "Some poems, echoing the purpose of early poetic treatises on scientific principles, attempt to elucidate the mathematical concepts that underlie prime numbers. Others play with primes’ cultural associations. Still others derive their structure from mathematical patterns involving primes."transitive
2. (transitive, logic) To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.transitive
3. (transitive, linguistics) To find the derivation of (a word or phrase).transitive
4. (transitive, chemistry) To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.transitive
5. (intransitive) To originate or stem (from).Examples: "Her excellent organisation skills derive from her time as a secretary in the army."; "Britannia's firebox would appear to have derived from those of the Bulleid Pacifics, which it closely resembles."; "Today, popularity is typically a multialgorithmic measure. At Flickr, a photo's interestingness derives from views, comments, notes, bookmarks, favorites..."intransitive
6. (transitive, mathematics, proscribed) To differentiate (a function).proscribedtransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary