1. (

• deduce ,
• infer ,
• deduct ,
• derive

) reason by deduction; establish by deduction ;

2. (

• derive ,
• gain ,

) obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden" ;

3. (

• derive ,

) come from; "The present name derives from an older form" ;

4. (

• derive ,
• educe

) develop or evolve from a latent or potential state ;

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" ;

1. (

• derived

) formed or developed from something else; not original; "the belief that classes and organizations are secondary and derived"- John Dewey ;