dērīvō āvī, ātus, āre de + rivus, to lead off, turn away: aqua ex flumine derivata, Cs.

—Fig., to draw, derive, bring: nihil in suam domum inde: Hoc fonte derivata clades, H.

—To divert, turn aside, transfer: in me iram senis, T.: derivandi criminis causā: partem in Asiam curae: alio responsionem suam.