derive

  • 11dérive — DÉRIVE. s. fém. Terme de Marine. Le sillage que fait un vaisseau que les vents et les courans détournent de la route qu il tient. Nous nous laissâmes aller à la dérive. Dans ce sens, lorsque le détour que le vaisseau fait, porte au chemin qu il… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • 12derive — late 14c., from O.Fr. deriver to flow, pour out; derive, originate, from L. derivare to lead or draw off (a stream of water) from its source (in L.L. also to derive ), from phrase de rivo (de from + rivus stream; see RIVULET (Cf. rivulet)).… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 13derivé — Derivé, [deriv]ée. part. Il a les significations de son verbe. Il est aussi subst. Et alors on ne s en sert qu en termes de Grammaire. Le verbe & ses derivez. ce mot est un derivé de, &c …

    Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • 14derive — ► VERB (derive from) 1) obtain (something) from (a source). 2) base (something) on a modification of. 3) have as a root or origin; originate from. DERIVATIVES derivable adjective. ORIGIN originally meaning «draw a fluid through or into a channel» …

    English terms dictionary

  • 15Derive — De*rive , v. i. To flow; to have origin; to descend; to proceed; to be deduced. Shak. [1913 Webster] Power from heaven Derives, and monarchs rule by gods appointed. Prior. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 16derive — I (deduce) verb conclude, construe, deducere, draw a conclusion, draw an inference, extract, infer, make a deduction, obtain by reasoning, reason, theorize, trace II (receive) verb acquire, come into possession, draw from, extract, get, glean,… …

    Law dictionary

  • 17derive — originate, arise, rise, *spring, emanate, issue, stem, flow, proceed …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 18derive — [v] deduce a conclusion acquire, arrive, assume, collect, determine, develop, draw, educe, elaborate, elicit, evolve, excogitate, extract, follow, formulate, gain, gather, get, glean, infer, judge, make, make out, obtain, procure, put together,… …

    New thesaurus

  • 19derive — [di rīv′] vt. derived, deriving [ME deriven < OFr deriver < L derivare, to divert, orig., to turn a stream from its channel < de , from + rivus, a stream: see RIVAL] 1. to get or receive (something) from a source 2. to get by reasoning;… …

    English World dictionary

  • 20dérive — (dé ri v ) s. f. Terme de mer. La quantité dont un navire, poussé par le courant ou l effort du vent, s éloigne de la route qu il s était proposé de suivre ; cette quantité est mesurée par l angle que fait la quille avec la direction donnée du… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré