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produce

[ verb pruh-doos, -dyoos; noun prod-oos, -yoos, proh-doos, -dyoos ]

verb (used with object)

produced, producing.
  1. to bring into existence; give rise to; cause:

    to produce steam.

    Synonyms: ,

    Antonyms: ,

  2. to bring into existence by intellectual or creative ability:

    to produce a great painting.

  3. to make or manufacture:

    to produce automobiles for export.

  4. to bring forth; give birth to; bear:

    to produce a litter of puppies.

  5. to provide, furnish, or supply; yield:

    a mine producing silver.

    Synonyms:

  6. Finance. to cause to accrue:

    stocks producing unexpected dividends.

  7. to bring forward; present to view or notice; exhibit:

    to produce one's credentials.

    Synonyms:

    Antonyms:

  8. to bring (a play, movie, opera, etc.) before the public.
  9. to extend or prolong, as a line.


verb (used without object)

produced, producing.
  1. to create, bring forth, or yield offspring, products, etc.:

    Their mines are closed because they no longer produce.

  2. Economics. to create economic value; bring crops, goods, etc., to a point at which they will command a price.

noun

  1. something that is produced; yield; product.
  2. agricultural products collectively, especially vegetables and fruits.
  3. offspring, especially of a female animal:

    the produce of a mare.

produce

verb

  1. to bring (something) into existence; yield
  2. to bring forth (a product) by mental or physical effort; make

    she produced a delicious dinner for us

  3. tr to give birth to
  4. tr to manufacture (a commodity)

    this firm produces cartons

  5. tr to give rise to

    her joke produced laughter

  6. tr to present to view

    to produce evidence

  7. to bring before the public

    he produced two plays and a film last year

  8. to conceive and create the overall sound of (a record) and supervise its arrangement, recording, and mixing
  9. tr geometry to extend (a line)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. anything that is produced; product
  2. agricultural products regarded collectively

    farm produce

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܳ, adjective
  • ˌܳˈٲ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ܳi· ·ܳa· ·ܳi· adjective
  • ·ܳi·i·ٲ ·ܳ····ٲ [pr, uh, -duhk-t, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], ·ܳi··ness ·ܳa··ness noun
  • t··ܳ verb (used with object) interproduced interproducing
  • p·ܳ verb misproduced misproducing
  • non·ܳi· adjective
  • ԴDzp·ܳiԲ adjective
  • dzܳp·ܳ verb (used with object) outproduced outproducing
  • p··ܳ verb superproduced superproducing
  • p·dܳ noun
  • ܲp·ܳ adjective
  • un·ܳi· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of produce1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English producen, from Latin ōū “to lead or bring forward, extend, prolong, produce,” equivalent to ō- pro- 1( def ) + ū “to lead”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of produce1

C15: from Latin ōū to bring forward, from pro- 1+ ū to lead
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Synonym Study

See crop.
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GMO corn and recently asking television stations to pull what she called “discriminatory” ads produced by the Trump administration warning against undocumented migration.

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