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derive from

phrasal verb
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Phrasal Verbs

derive from something

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be derived from something

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to come or develop from something The word ‘politics’ is derived from a Greek word meaning ‘city’.

    derive something from something

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  1. 1(formal) to get something from something He derived great pleasure from painting.
  2. 2(specialist) to obtain a substance from something The new drug is derived from fish oil.
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