Verb derive has 5 senses
  1. deduce, infer, deduct, derive - reason by deduction; establish by deduction
    --1 is one way to reason, reason out, conclude
    Derived form: noun derivation3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
  2. 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
  3. derive - come from; "The present name derives from an older form"
    --3 is one way to
    evolve
    Derived forms: noun derivation4, noun derivation1, noun derivation2, noun deriving1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  4. derive, educe - develop or evolve, especially from a latent or potential state
    --4 is one way to make, create
    Derived form: noun derivation1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  5. 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"
    Derived forms: noun derivation1, noun derivation5
    Sample sentences:
    Something is ----ing PP
    Somebody ----s PP
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