| VERB | cognition | derive, deduce, infer, deduct | reason by deduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| possession | derive, gain | obtain | |
| change | derive | come from | |
| change | derive, educe | develop or evolve from a latent or potential state | |
| stative | derive, come, descend | come from |
| Sounds | deray'v | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | alive ... thrive: 23 rhymes with ayv... | |
| Meaning | reason by deduction; establish by deduction. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Synonyms | deduce, infer, deduct | |
| Category | logic, logical system, system of logic | A system of reasoning |
| Narrower | elicit | derive by reason |
| extrapolate | gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating | |
| surmise | infer / infer from incomplete evidence | |
| Broader | reason, reason out, conclude | decide by reasoning |
| Spanish | deducir, derivar, descontar, desgravar, inferir, provenir | |
| Catalan | deduir, desgravar, inferir, provenir | |
| Nouns | derivation | a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions |
| Meaning | Obtain. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody | |
| Example | "derive pleasure from one's garden" | |
| Synonym | gain | |
| Narrower | reap, draw | Get or derive |
| Broader | obtain | Come into possession of |
| Spanish | ganar, recibir, sacar | |
| Meaning | Come from. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The present name derives from an older form" | |
| Broader | evolve | Undergo development or evolution / evolution |
| Similar to | derive, come, descend | Come from |
| Spanish | derivar, provenir | |
| Catalan | derivar, provenir | |
| Adjectives | derivative | resulting from or employing derivation |
| Nouns | derivation | the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues) |
| derivation | (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation | |
| deriving, derivation | (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase | |
| Meaning | Develop or evolve from a latent or potential state. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | educe | |
| Narrower | etymologize, etymologise | Give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word) |
| Broader | make, create | make or cause to be or to become |
| Spanish | derivar, educir, provenir | |
| Catalan | derivar, eduir, provenir | |
| Adjectives | derivative | resulting from or employing derivation |
| Nouns | derivation | the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues) |
| Meaning | Come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | come, descend | |
| Similar to | derive | Come from |
| hail, come | Be a native of | |
| Spanish | derivar, descender, proceder, provenir, resultar | |
| Catalan | derivar, descendre, provenir, resultar | |
| Adjectives | derivative | resulting from or employing derivation |
| Nouns | derivation | inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline |
| derivation | the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues) | |
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