produce

pro·duce  (pr-ds, -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.

n. (prds, prds)

1. Something produced; a product.

2. Farm products, especially fresh fruits and vegetables, considered as a group.

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[Middle English producen, to proceed, extend, from Latin prdcere, to extend, bring forth : pr-, forward; see pro-¹ + dcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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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.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	produce - fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market garden truck, green goods, green groceries solid 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" bring forth birth, give birth, bear, deliver, have - cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!" 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" create, make breed - cause to procreate (animals); "She breeds dogs" redo, refashion, remake, make over - make new; "She is remaking her image" 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" clap together, clap up, slap together - make hastily and carelessly custom-make, customise, customize, tailor-make - make to specifications; "I had this desk custom-made for me" 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" extrude, squeeze out - form or shape by forcing through an opening; "extrude steel" 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 fudge together, throw together - produce shoddily, without much attention to detail print, publish - put into print; "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce"; "These news should not be printed" confect - make or construct 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" give rise, bring about 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" bring forth 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" farm, raise, grow farming, husbandry, agriculture - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock carry - bear (a crop); "this land does not carry olives" overproduce - produce in excess; produce more than needed or wanted cultivate - foster the growth of 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" bring on, bring out 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" acquire, develop, grow, get 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" work up, get up - develop; "we worked up an as of an appetite" 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"

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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 3. create, develop, write, turn out, compose, originate, churn out (informal)

verb 4. yield, provide, grow, bear, give, supply, afford, render, furnish

verb 5. bring forth, bear, deliver, breed, give birth to, beget, bring into the world

verb 6. show, provide, present, advance, demonstrate, offer, come up with, exhibit, put forward, furnish, bring forward, set forth, bring to light

7. display, show, present, proffer

verb 8. present, stage, direct, put on, do, show, mount, exhibit, put before the public

noun 9. fruit and vegetables, goods, food, products, crops, yield, harvest, greengrocery Brit.

Translations

produce n [ˈprɔdjuːs] (AGR) → productos mpl agrícolas

vt [prəˈdjuːs] → producir (= yield); rendir (= bring); sacar (= show); presentar, mostrar [+ proof of identity]; enseñar, presentar;

(THEAT) → presentar, poner en escena [+ offspring]; dar a luz

produce n [ˈprɔdjuːs] (Agr) → produits mpl

vt [prəˈdjuːs] → produire (= show); présenter (= cause); provoquer, causer;

(Theat) → monter, mettre en scène;

(TV) [+ programme]; réaliser: [+ play, film]; mettre en scène;

(Radio) [+ programme]; réaliser: [+ play]; mettre en ondes

produce n [ˈprɔdjuːs]

vt [prəˈdjuːs]

n (Agr) → (Boden)produkte pl

vt [+ result etc] → hervorbringen [+ goods, commodity]; produzieren, herstellen;

(Biol, Chem) → erzeugen (fig) [+ evidence etc]; liefern (000) [+ passport etc]; vorlegen [+ play, film, programme]; produzieren

produce n [ˈprɔdjuːs] (AGR) → prodotto, prodotti mpl

vt [prəˈdjuːs] → produrre (= show); esibire, mostrare [+ proof of identity]; produrre, fornire (= cause); cagionare, causare;

(THEAT) → mettere in scena

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produce

v produce [prəˈdjuːs]

1 to bring out She produced a letter from her pocket. uithaal يُبْرِز، يُنْتِج изваждам vytáhnout tage frem hervorholen βγάζω sacar, extraer välja võtma بیرون آوردن ottaa esiin sortir (de) לְהַראוֹת उत्पन्न करना, पैदा करना elővesz mengeluarkan leggja fram, sÿna (tirare fuori) 取り出す ...을 꺼내다 ištraukti, pateikti uzrādīt mengeluarkan te voorschijn halen frambringe, framvise wyjąć puxar de a scoate (din) предъявлять vytiahnuť izvleči izvaditi ta fram เอาออกมา çıkarmak 出示 представляти, пред'являти نکالنا đưa ra 出示

2 to give birth to A cow produces one or two calves a year. kalf, geboorte skenk تَضَع، تَلِد раждам rodit føde erzeugen γεννώ tener, dar a luz sünnitama زاییدن synnyttää donner naissance à לְהַמלִיט जन्म देना, जन्मना szül (ivadékot) melahirkan geta af sér partorire 産む ...을 낳다 at(si)vesti atnesties melahirkan werpen føde, frambringe dawać dar à luz a da naştere la производить на свет rodiť, plodiť roditi, povreči roditi alstra, frambringa, föda ให้กำเนิด doğurmak 生、產 родити پيدا کرنا، جننا sinh đẻ 生、产

3 to cause His joke produced a shriek of laughter from the children. veroorsaak يُسَبِّب، يُحْدِث причинявам způsobit, vyvolat frembringe bewirken προκαλώ provocar, producir esile kutsuma بوجود آوردن aiheuttaa provoquer לְהָפִיק उत्पन्न करना okoz, előidéz menyebabkan leiða af sér produrre, provocare 引き起こす ...을 불러일으키다 sukelti radīt; izraisīt menyebabkan veroorzaken forårsake, avstedkomme wywołać provocar a provoca вызывать, быть причиной spôsobiť, vyvolať povzročiti izazvati framkalla, åstadkomma, leda till ทำให้เกิด neden olmak 引起 викликати, бути причиною سبب بننا gây ra 引起

4 to make or manufacture The factory produces furniture. vervaardig يُنْتِج، يَصْنَع произвеждам vyrábět producere produzieren παράγω, κατασκευάζω producir, fabricar valmistama تولید کردن valmistaa produire לְייָצֵר बनाना, तैयार करना előállít memproduksi framleiða produrre 生産する 제조하다 gaminti ražot; izgatavot membuat produceren lage, produsere produkować fabricar a produce делать, производить vyrábať izdelati proizvoditi producera, tillverka ผลิต üretmek 製造，生產 виробляти; виготовляти تيار کرنا، بنانا sản xuất 制造，生产

5 to give or yield The country produces enough food for the population. oplewer يُنْتِج، يُغِلُّ произвеждам produkovat producere produzieren παράγω producir tootma محصول دادن tuottaa produire לְהַצְמִיחַ, לְגַדֵל पैदा करना, उत्पादन, पैदावार terem (gyümölcsöt) menghasilkan framleiða produrre 産する 산출(産出)하다 gaminti, duoti ražot; dot ražu menghasilkan voortbrengen avle, produsere produkować produzir a produce производить produkovať pridelati proizvoditi ge, avkasta ให้ผล üretmek 生產 виробляти دينا، مہيا کرنا cung cấp 生产

6 to arrange and prepare (a theatre performance, film, television programme etc) The play was produced by Henry Dobson. vervaardig يُخْرِج مَسْرَحِيَّه поставям režírovat, inscenovat producere produzieren, inszenieren ανεβάζω έργο, παρουσιάζω, διευθύνω την παραγωγή poner en escena (teatro); producir lavastama, tootma تهیه کردن tuottaa mettre en scène; produire; réaliser לְהָפִיק तैयार करना színre hoz (színdarabot), kihoz (filmet) memproduksi setja upp produrre, realizzare 演出する 연출하다, 제작하다 parengti, pastatyti producēt; uzvest (lugu u.tml.); uzņemt (filmu) menerbitkan regisseren iscenesette, oppføre, produsere wystawić produzir a regiza; a pro­duce; a realiza осуществлять постановку, продюсировать režírovať, inscenovať biti producent producirati producera สร้างขึ้น yapmak 演出，創作 поставити انتظام کرنا dàn dựng 演出，创作

[ˈprodjuːs] n

something that is produced, especially crops, eggs, milk etc from farms agricultural/farm produce. produkte مَنْتوج، غُلَّه،مَحْصول продукция produkt produkt; -produkt das Produkt γεωργικό προϊόν productos (agrícolas) toode محصول tuote produits (alimentaires/agricoles) תוֹצֶרֶת חַקלָאִית उपज termény hasil framleiðsla prodotto 農産物 농작물, 제품 produkcija produkcija; ražojumi hasil produkten landbruksvarer, ferskvarer płody rolne produto produse (ali­men­tare/agricole) (сельскохозяйственные) продукты produkt pridelek proizvod produkter ผลิตผล ürün, mahsul 產品 продукція, вироби فصل، پيداوار sản phẩm 产品

n proˈducer

a person who produces a play, film, etc, but is usually not responsible for instructing the actors. vervaardiger مُنْتِج режисъор producent producer der/die Produzent(in) παραγωγός productor produtsent تهیه کننده tuottaja producteur/-trice מֵפִיק, מֵפִיקָה उत्पादक producer produser framleiðandi produttore, produttrice 製作者 제작자 prodiuseris producents; ražotājs penerbit produktieleider produsent producent produtor producător продюсер producent producent proizvođač producent ผู้ผลิต yapımcı, prodüktör (電影的)製片人 продюсер ڈرامہ يا فلم پيش کرنے والا nhà sản xuất （电影的）制片人

n product [ˈprodəkt]

1 a result The plan was the product of hours of thought. resultaat نَتيجَه резултат výsledek produkt; resultat das Ergebnis προϊόν, αποτέλεσμα producto, resultado, fruto tulemus نتیجه lopputulos produit, résultat תוֹצַר, תוֹצָאָה उपज eredmény hasil afurð prodotto 結果 성과, 소산 rezultatas rezultāts; auglis hasil resultaat resultat produkt produto rezultat результат výsledok plod proizvod produkt ผลที่เกิดขึ้น ürün, sonuç 結果 результат, наслідок نتيجہ kết quả 结果

2 something manufactured The firm manufactures metal products. produk مَنْتوج продукт výrobek produkt; -produkt das Produkt προϊόν producto toode محصول tuote produit מוּצָר उत्पाद termék produk framleiðsluvara prodotto 生産物 제품 produktas, gaminys produkts; ražojums produk produkt vare, produkt produkt produto produs продукция výrobok izdelek proizvod produkt ผลิตภัณฑ์ ürün, mahsul 產品 продукція; виріб سامان sản phẩm 产品

3 the result of multiplying one number by another The product of 9 and 2 is 18. produk ناتِج произведение součin produkt das Produkt γινόμενο producto korrutis حاصل tulo produit מַכפֵּלָה गुणनफल szorzat hasil margfeldi prodotto 積 ?수학? 곱 sandauga reizinājums hasil darab produkt produkt iloczyn produto produs произведение súčin zmnožek proizvod produkt ผลคูณ çarpım ［乘］積 добуток ضرب کا نتيجہ đáp án ［乘］积

n proˈduction [-ˈdakʃən]

1 the act or process of producing something car-production; The production of the film cost a million dollars. produksie إنْتاج производство výroba produktion die Produktion παραγωγή producción tootmine تولید tuotanto production יִיצוּר उत्पाद gyártás; produkció produksi framleiðsla produzione 製造 제작, 제조 gamyba ražošana; (filmas) uzņemšana; (lugas u.tml.) uzvedums pengeluaran produktie produksjon, framstilling produkcja producere; producţie производство výroba izdelovanje proizvodnja produktion การผลิต üretme, imalât 製作，製造 виробництво; виготовлення تياري sự sản xuất 制作，制造

2 the amount produced, especially of manufactured goods The new methods increased production. produksie إنْتاج، مَنْتوج продукт výroba produktion die Produktion παραγωγή producción toodang تولید tuotanto production תְּפוּקָה प्रदर्शन előállítás, termelés produksi framleiðsla produzione 生産量 생산고 produkcija produkcija; ražošana pengeluaran produktie produksjon produkcja produção producţie производительность výroba proizvodnja proizvodnja produktion ปริมาณที่ผลิตได้ üretim miktarı 產量 продуктивність تياري کي مقدار sản lượng 产量

3 a particular performance, or set of repeated performances, of a play etc I prefer this production of `Hamlet' to the one I saw two years ago. produksie, opvoering إنْتاج مَسْرَحِيَّه постановка inscenace opsætning die Aufführung παραγωγή, ανέβασμα puesta en escena, producción lavastus اثر سینمایی esitys mise en scène הֲפָקָה रचना produkció produksi uppfærsla (messa in scena) 演出 상연 pastatymas iestudējums produksi produktie oppsetting, produksjon inscenizacja produção punere în scenă постановка inscenácia izvedba produkcija uppsättning ผลงานละครหรือการแสดง yapım 演出 художній твір; постановка ڈرامہ کا کردار tác phẩm 演出

adj proˈductive [-ˈdaktiv]

(negative unproductive) producing a lot; fruitful productive land; Our discussion was not very productive. produktief مُنْتِج продуктивен úrodný, plodný frugtbar ergiebig παραγωγικός productivo; fértil viljakas پربار tuottoisa fertile, fructueux יַיצרָנִי उत्पादक termékeny banyak menghasilkan afrakstursmikill; frjósamur produttivo 生産的な 다산(多産)의, 비옥한, 생산적인 produktyvus, vaisingas, našus produktīvs; ražīgs; auglīgs produktif produktief produktiv, fruktbar wydajny, produktywny produtivo fertil, fructuos плодородный; плодотворный úrodný, plodný ploden produktivan fruktbar, bördig, produktiv ที่อุดมสมบูรณ์ verimli, üretken 多產的 продуктивний زرخيز، بارآور năng suất 多产的

n productivity [prodəkˈtivəti]

the rate or efficiency of work especially in industrial production. produktiwiteit إنْتاجِيَّه، قُدْرَة الإنْتاج продуктивност produktivita produktivitet die Produktivität παραγωγικότητα productividad tootlikkus میزان تولید؛ میزان ثمربخشی tuotantokyky pro- ductivité תְּפוּקָה उत्पादकता termelékenység; termékenység produktivitas framleiðni produttività 生産性 생산성 našumas produktivitāte; ražīgums daya pengeluaran produktiviteit produktivitet, produksjonsevne wydajność produtividade productivitate производительность produktivita storilnost produktivnost produktivitet ความสามารถในการผลิต verimlilik 生產率 продуктивність زرخيزي hiệu suất 生产率