Derive

Definition

derive /dÇ'raÇv/ v ၁။ ~ sth from sth ( fml ) ရရိွသည္။ derive great pleasure from art. ❍ She derived no benefit from the course of drugs. ၂။ (က) ~ from sth ဆင္းသက္သည္။ Many English words derive from Latin. (ခ) ~ sth from sth ရင္းျမစ္ကို ရွာသည္။ The word ‘politics’ is derived from a Greek word meaning ‘city’.

Examples

1. [be derived from something] : Products that are derived from animals
2. [derive something from something] : They derive such great enjoyment from these simple games.
3. [derive from] : Their fear derives from a belief that these people have supernatural powers.