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reason by deduction; establish by deduction

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obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden"

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come from; "The present name derives from an older form"

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develop or evolve from a latent or potential state

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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"

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