To turn the course of (water, etc.); to divert and distribute into subordinate channels.
Origin
From Middle English deriven, from Old French deriver, from Latin dērīvō ("to lead, turn, or draw off (a liquid), draw off, derive"), from dē + rīvus; see rival.
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