dérive

See also: derive, dérivé, and derivé

English

Etymology

From French dérive (“drift”).

Noun

dérive (plural dérives)

1. A revolutionary strategy proposed in 1956 by Guy Debord: a mode of experimental behaviour linked to the conditions of urban society, in which participants drop their everyday relations and enter into spontaneous encounters and interactions.

Anagrams

• drivee, reived, revied, rieved

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

dérive f (plural dérives)

1. drift

   à la dérive ― adrift

2. (nautical) centreboard
3. dérive (revolutionary strategy)

Derived terms

• dériveur
• partir à la dérive

Verb

dérive

1. inflection of dériver:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “dérive”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• dévier, évider, verdie