DERIVE Crossword Clue & Answer

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Definition of derive

come from; "The present name derives from an older form"; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins"; develop or evolve from a latent or potential state; obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden"

Anagrams of derive

REIVED REVIED VERDIE

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Solution INFER is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution INFER is 5 letters long. We have 12 further solutions of the same word length.

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There are 114 solutions. The longest is ENTER INTO POSSESSION with 19 letters, and the shortest is BAG with 3 letters.

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Solutions are between 3 and 19 letters long.

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Clue	Answers

Derived from experiment and observation rather than theory	11
A WORD SERVING AS THE BASIS FOR INFLECTED OR DERIVED FORMS	11
A LINGUISTIC ELEMENT ADDED TO A WORD TO PRODUCE AN INFLECTED OR DERIVED FORM	11
A FERTILIZER THAT IS DERIVED FROM ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE MATTER	11
A BASIC ANTIBIOTIC DERIVED FROM A SOIL ACTINOMYCETE	11
A VOLATILE FLAMMABLE MIXTURE OF HYDROCARBONS DERIVED FROM PETROLEUM	11
A SINGULAR METAPHYSICAL ENTITY FROM WHICH MATERIAL PROPERTIES ARE SAID TO DERIVE	11
DERIVE OR RECEIVE PLEASURE FROM	11
A BEING IMAGINED TO HAVE SPECIAL POWERS DERIVED FROM THE DEVIL	11
AUTO WHOSE NAME IS DERIVE	10
A BASE CONTAINING NITROGEN THAT IS FOUND IN RNA AND DERIVED FROM PYRIMIDINE	10
A COMPOUND OBTAINED FROM, OR REGARDED AS DERIVED FROM, ANOTHER COMPOUND	10
A COMPOUND DERIVED FROM AMMONIA BY REPLACING HYDROGEN ATOMS BY UNIVALENT HYDROCARBON RADICALS	10
A WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION WHOSE EXPLOSIVE POWER DERIVES FROM A NUCLEAR REACTION	10
AN ABSTRACT OR GENERAL IDEA INFERRED OR DERIVED FROM SPECIFIC INSTANCES	10
ANY MALIGNANT TUMOR DERIVED FROM EPITHELIAL TISSUE	10
A WHITE CRYSTALLINE ACID DERIVED FROM PYRIMIDINE	10
ADDED OR DERIVED FROM SOMETHING OUTSIDE	10
AN ITEM OF FACTUAL INFORMATION DERIVED FROM MEASUREMENT OR RESEARCH	10
A COLORLESS FLAMMABLE LIQUID ALKANE DERIVED FROM PETROLEUM AND USED AS A SOLVENT	10

‘DERIVE’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘DERIVE’ is the solution:

Clue	Answer

Originate (from) (6)	derive
Obtain from (6)