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1. Reason by deduction; establish by deduction
   - deduce, infer, deduct
    
2. Obtain
   "derive pleasure from one's garden"
   - gain
    
3. Come from
   "The present name derives from an older form"
    
4. Develop or evolve from a latent or potential state
   - educe
    
5. Come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
   - come, descend

Derived forms: deriving, derives, derived

See also: derivation, derivative

Type of: conclude, create, evolve, make, obtain, reason, reason out

Encyclopedia: Derive