DERIVE

• (verb) develop or evolve from a latent or potential state

  synonyms : educe

• (verb) come from

  "The present name derives from an older form"

• (verb) reason by deduction; establish by deduction

  synonyms : deduce , deduct , infer

• (verb) obtain

  "derive pleasure from one's garden"

  synonyms : gain

• (verb) 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"

  synonyms : come , descend

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