derive

To get something, such as pleasure, knowledge, or a useful material, from a source.

• We derive energy from food.
• He derived little comfort from their advice.
• What benefits can students derive from this activity?

How to use it: derive something from something (She derives great pleasure from gardening.)

Similar words: get, obtain, gain

Common phrases: derive pleasure, derive from something, derive a benefit, derive income

To come from a particular source or develop from something earlier.

• This word derives from Latin.
• Her confidence derives from years of practice.
• Many local traditions derive from farming customs.

How to use it: derive from something (The name derives from an old word for river.)

Similar words: come from, originate, stem

Common phrases: derive from something, derive from latin