pro·duce (pr -d s , -dys, pr -)v. pro·duced, pro·duc·ing, pro·duc·es v.tr.1. To bring forth; yield: a plant that produces pink flowers. 2. a. To create by physical or mental effort: produce a tapestry; produce a poem. b. To manufacture: factories that produce cars and trucks. 3. To cause to occur or exist; give rise to: chemicals that produce a noxious vapor when mixed. 4. To bring forth; exhibit: reached into a pocket and produced a packet of matches; failed to produce an eyewitness to the crime. 5. To supervise and finance the making and public presentation of: produce a stage play; produce a videotape. 6. Mathematics To extend (an area or volume) or lengthen (a line). v.intr.1. To make or yield products or a product: an apple tree that produces well. 2. To manufacture or create economic goods and services.
[Middle English producen, to proceed, extend, from Latin prd cere, to extend, bring forth : pr-, forward; see pro-1 + dcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]
pro·duci·ble, pro·ducea·ble adj. Synonyms: produce, bear1, yield
These verbs mean to bring forth as a product: a mine that produces gold; a seed that finally bore fruit; a plant that yields a medicinal oil. |
produce Verb [-ducing, -duced] 1. to bring (something) into existence 2. to present to view: he produced his passport 3. to make: this area produces much of Spain's best wine 4. to give birth to 5. to present on stage, film, or television: the girls and boys write and produce their own plays 6. to act as producer of Noun 1. food grown for sale: farm produce 2. something produced [Latin producere to bring forward] producible adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. |  produce - fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the marketsolid food, food - any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment; "food and drink" edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh veg, vegetable, veggie - edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant eater - any green goods that are good to eat; "these apples are good eaters" | | Verb | 1. | produce - bring forth or yield; "The tree would not produce fruit"create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" sporulate - produce spores; "plants sporulate" crank out, grind out - produce in a routine or monotonous manner; "We have to crank out publications in order to receive funding" manufacture - produce naturally; "this gland manufactures a specific substance only" | | 2. | produce - create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"breed - cause to procreate (animals); "She breeds dogs" prefabricate - produce synthetically, artificially, or stereotypically and unoriginally underproduce - produce below capacity or demand; "The East German factories were underproducing for many years" output - to create or manufacture a specific amount; "the computer is outputting the data from the job I'm running" pulse, pulsate - produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses; "pulse waves"; "a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube" dummy, dummy up - make a dummy of; "dummy up the books that are to be published" turn out - produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery; "This factory turns out saws" machine - make by machinery; "The Americans were machining while others still hand-made cars" churn out - produce something at a fast rate; "He churns out papers, but they are all about the same topic" overproduce - produce in excess; "The country overproduces cars" elaborate - produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product; "The bee elaborates honey" put out - put out considerable effort; "He put out the same for seven managers" laminate - create laminate by bonding sheets of material with a bonding material bootleg - produce or distribute illegally; "bootleg tapes of the diva's singing" generate - produce (energy); "We can't generate enough power for the entire city"; "The hydroelectric plant needs to generate more electricity" generate, yield, render, give, return - give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family" create, make - create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses" smelt - extract (metals) by heating reproduce - make a copy or equivalent of; "reproduce the painting" preassemble, prefabricate - to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings print, publish - put into print; "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce"; "These news should not be printed" proof - make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset burn, cut - create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD" | | 3. | produce - cause to happen, occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system"create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" induct, induce - produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes lead, result, leave - have as a result or residue; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin" | | 4. | produce - bring out for display; "The proud father produced many pictures of his baby"; "The accused brought forth a letter in court that he claims exonerates him"display, exhibit, expose - to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship" turn on - produce suddenly or automatically; "Turn on the charm"; "turn on the waterworks" | | 5. |  produce - cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here"carry - bear (a crop); "this land does not carry olives" overproduce - produce in excess; produce more than needed or wanted keep - raise; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees" | | 6. | produce - bring onto the market or release; "produce a movie"; "bring out a book"; "produce a new play"offer - produce or introduce on the stage; "The Shakespeare Company is offering `King Lear' this month" | | 7. |  produce - come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"fledge, feather - grow feathers; "The young sparrows are fledging already" regrow - grow anew or continue growth after an injury or interruption; "parts of the trunk of this tree can regrow"; "some invertebrates can regrow limbs or their tail after they lost it due to an injury" spring - develop suddenly; "The tire sprang a leak" sprout, stock - put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year" tiller, stool - grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers leaf - produce leaves, of plants pod - produce pods, of plants teethe - grow teeth; cut the baby teeth; "The little one is teething now" pupate - develop into a pupa; "the insect larva pupate" cut - have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" develop, evolve, acquire - gain through experience; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting" |
produce verb 1. cause, lead to, result in, effect, occasion, generate, trigger, make for, provoke, set off, induce, bring about, give rise to, engender verb 2. make, build, create, develop, turn out, manufacture, construct, invent, assemble, put together, originate, fabricate, mass-produce verb 6. show, provide, present, advance, demonstrate, offer, come up with, exhibit, put forward, furnish, bring forward, set forth, bring to light  Translations produce n [ˈprɔdjuːs] ( AGR) → productos mpl agrícolas
 produce n [ˈprɔdjuːs] ( Agr) → produits mpl
 produce n [ˈprɔdjuːs]vt [prəˈdjuːs] n (Agr) → (Boden)produkte pl vt [+ result etc] → hervorbringen [+ goods, commodity]; produzieren, herstellen;
 produce n [ˈprɔdjuːs] ( AGR) → prodotto, prodotti mpl
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