derive verb

/dɪˈraɪv/ v

Definition

derive sth from sth

to get something from something else

The institute derives all its money from foreign investments.

She derives great pleasure/satisfaction from playing the violin.

(Definition of derive verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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