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derivation
n. origin, descent, extraction, source, beginning, foundation,
ancestry, genealogy, etymology, root: The derivations of many
words are unknown.
derivative
adj. 1 derived, borrowed, procured, obtained, acquired;
unoriginal, second-hand, copied, imitative, plagiarized,
plagiaristic: He created nothing of his own - all his
compositions were highly derivative.
--n. 2 derivation, offshoot, development, spin-off, by-product:
French, Italian, and other Romance languages are derivatives
from Latin.
derive v. 1 draw, extract, get, obtain, acquire, procure, receive,
secure, gain, elicit, deduce, educe, infer, gather, collect,
harvest, glean, cull, winnow: I derive no pleasure from
punishing you. I derived from her remark that she didn't like
the play. 2 derive from. arise from or out of, originate in or
with or from, emerge from or out of, come (forth) from or out
of, arrive from, issue from, proceed from, develop from, spring
from, flow from, emanate from, stem from, be traceable or traced
to: The word delicate derives from Latin. All our knowledge is
derived from experience.
derogatory
adj. depreciatory, depreciating, depreciative, disparaging,
abasing, debasing, lowering, denigrating, belittling,
diminishing, demeaning, detracting, deflating, minimizing,
mitigating; uncomplimentary, offensive, insulting: The family
took a somewhat derogatory attitude towards commerce. He said
something derogatory about my wife, so I punched him.
descend v. 1 come or go down, move down, climb down, get down: The sun
was setting as he descended from the mountain. 2 decline,
incline (downwards), slope, slant, dip, drop, fall, plunge,
plummet: Beyond the curve, the road descends suddenly for a
mile. 3 stoop, condescend, sink, lower oneself: If you start
shouting, you're just descending to Basil's level. 4 descend
on. attack, assault, invade, pounce on or upon, swoop down on or
upon: Fighter planes descended in droves and destroyed the base