zero derive UK /ˌzɪəɹəʊ dəˈɹaɪv/US /ˌziɹəʊ dəˈɹaɪv/ verb1 •To derive a word from another word (of a differing part of speech) without modification; to perform zero derivation.Table 2. Thirty adjective lexemes which zero-derive into verbs. — 1986 formszero derived · zero-derived · zero deriving · zero-deriving · zero derives · zero-derives
