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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.uithaalيُبْرِز، يُنْتِجизваждамvytáhnouttage fremhervorholenβγάζωsacar, extraervälja võtmaبیرون آوردنottaa esiinsortir (de)לְהַראוֹתउत्पन्न करना, पैदा करनाelőveszmengeluarkanleggja fram, sÿna(tirare fuori)取り出す...을 꺼내다ištraukti, pateiktiuzrādītmengeluarkante voorschijn halenframbringe, framvisewyjąćpuxar dea scoate (din)предъявлятьvytiahnuťizvlečiizvaditita framเอาออกมาçıkarmak出示представляти, пред'являтиنکالناđưa ra出示

2 to give birth to A cow produces one or two calves a year.kalf, geboorte skenkتَضَع، تَلِدраждамroditfødeerzeugenγεννώtener, dar a luzsünnitamaزاییدنsynnyttäädonner naissance àלְהַמלִיטजन्म देना, जन्मनाszül (ivadékot)melahirkangeta af sérpartorire産む...을 낳다at(si)vestiatnestiesmelahirkanwerpenføde, frambringedawaćdar à luza da naştere laпроизводить на светrodiť, plodiťroditi, povrečiroditialstra, frambringa, födaให้กำเนิดdoğurmak生、產родитиپيدا کرنا، جنناsinh đẻ生、产

3 to cause His joke produced a shriek of laughter from the children.veroorsaakيُسَبِّب، يُحْدِثпричинявамzpůsobit, vyvolatfrembringebewirkenπροκαλώprovocar, produciresile kutsumaبوجود آوردنaiheuttaaprovoquerלְהָפִיקउत्पन्न करनाokoz, előidézmenyebabkanleiða af sérprodurre, provocare引き起こす...을 불러일으키다sukeltiradīt; izraisītmenyebabkanveroorzakenforårsake, avstedkommewywołaćprovocara provocaвызывать, быть причинойspôsobiť, vyvolaťpovzročitiizazvatiframkalla, åstadkomma, leda tillทำให้เกิดneden olmak引起викликати, бути причиноюسبب بنناgây ra引起

4 to make or manufacture The factory produces furniture.vervaardigيُنْتِج، يَصْنَعпроизвеждамvyrábětproducereproduzierenπαράγω, κατασκευάζωproducir, fabricarvalmistamaتولید کردنvalmistaaproduireלְייָצֵרबनाना, तैयार करनाelőállítmemproduksiframleiðaprodurre生産する제조하다gamintiražot; izgatavotmembuatproducerenlage, produsereprodukowaćfabricara produceделать, производитьvyrábaťizdelatiproizvoditiproducera, tillverkaผลิตüretmek製造，生產виробляти; виготовлятиتيار کرنا، بناناsản xuất制造，生产

5 to give or yield The country produces enough food for the population.oplewerيُنْتِج، يُغِلُّпроизвеждамprodukovatproducereproduzierenπαράγωproducirtootmaمحصول دادنtuottaaproduireלְהַצְמִיחַ, לְגַדֵלपैदा करना, उत्पादन, पैदावारterem (gyümölcsöt)menghasilkanframleiðaprodurre産する산출(産出)하다gaminti, duotiražot; dot ražumenghasilkanvoortbrengenavle, produsereprodukowaćproduzira produceпроизводитьprodukovaťpridelatiproizvoditige, avkastaให้ผลüretmek生產вироблятиدينا، مہيا کرناcung cấp生产

6 to arrange and prepare (a theatre performance, film, television programme etc) The play was produced by Henry Dobson.vervaardigيُخْرِج مَسْرَحِيَّهпоставямrežírovat, inscenovatproducereproduzieren, inszenierenανεβάζω έργο, παρουσιάζω, διευθύνω την παραγωγήponer en escena (teatro); producirlavastama, tootmaتهیه کردنtuottaamettre en scène; produire; réaliserלְהָפִיקतैयार करनाszínre hoz (színdarabot), kihoz (filmet)memproduksisetja uppprodurre, realizzare演出する연출하다, 제작하다parengti, pastatytiproducēt; uzvest (lugu u.tml.); uzņemt (filmu)menerbitkanregissereniscenesette, oppføre, produserewystawićproduzira regiza; a pro­duce; a realizaосуществлять постановку, продюсироватьrežírovať, inscenovaťbiti producentproduciratiproduceraสร้างขึ้นyapmak演出，創作поставитиانتظام کرناdàn dựng演出，创作

[ˈprodjuːs] n

something that is produced, especially crops, eggs, milk etc from farms agricultural/farm produce.produkteمَنْتوج، غُلَّه،مَحْصولпродукцияproduktprodukt; -produktdas Produktγεωργικό προϊόνproductos (agrícolas)toodeمحصولtuoteproduits (alimentaires/agricoles)תוֹצֶרֶת חַקלָאִיתउपजterményhasilframleiðslaprodotto農産物농작물, 제품produkcijaprodukcija; ražojumihasilproduktenlandbruksvarer, ferskvarerpłody rolneprodutoproduse (ali­men­tare/agricole)(сельскохозяйственные) продуктыproduktpridelekproizvodprodukterผลิตผลürün, mahsul產品продукція, виробиفصل، پيداوارsản phẩm产品

n proˈducer

a person who produces a play, film, etc, but is usually not responsible for instructing the actors. vervaardigerمُنْتِجрежисъорproducentproducerder/die Produzent(in)παραγωγόςproductorprodutsentتهیه کنندهtuottajaproducteur/-triceמֵפִיק, מֵפִיקָהउत्पादकproducerproduserframleiðandiproduttore, produttrice製作者제작자prodiuserisproducents; ražotājspenerbitproduktieleiderprodusentproducentprodutorproducătorпродюсерproducentproducentproizvođačproducentผู้ผลิตyapımcı, prodüktör(電影的)製片人продюсерڈرامہ يا فلم پيش کرنے والاnhà sản xuất（电影的）制片人

n product [ˈprodəkt]

1 a result The plan was the product of hours of thought.resultaatنَتيجَهрезултатvýsledekprodukt; resultatdas Ergebnisπροϊόν, αποτέλεσμαproducto, resultado, frutotulemusنتیجهlopputulosproduit, résultatתוֹצַר, תוֹצָאָהउपजeredményhasilafurðprodotto結果성과, 소산rezultatasrezultāts; auglishasilresultaatresultatproduktprodutorezultatрезультатvýsledokplodproizvodproduktผลที่เกิดขึ้นürün, sonuç結果результат, наслідокنتيجہkết quả结果

2 something manufactured The firm manufactures metal products.produkمَنْتوجпродуктvýrobekprodukt; -produktdas Produktπροϊόνproductotoodeمحصولtuoteproduitמוּצָרउत्पादtermékprodukframleiðsluvaraprodotto生産物제품produktas, gaminysprodukts; ražojumsprodukproduktvare, produktproduktprodutoprodusпродукцияvýrobokizdelekproizvodproduktผลิตภัณฑ์ürün, mahsul產品продукція; вирібسامانsản phẩm产品

3 the result of multiplying one number by another The product of 9 and 2 is 18.produkناتِجпроизведениеsoučinproduktdas Produktγινόμενοproductokorrutisحاصلtuloproduitמַכפֵּלָהगुणनफलszorzathasilmargfeldiprodotto積?수학? 곱sandaugareizinājumshasil darabproduktproduktiloczynprodutoprodusпроизведениеsúčinzmnožekproizvodproduktผลคูณçarpım［乘］積добутокضرب کا نتيجہđáp 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.produksieإنْتاجпроизводствоvýrobaproduktiondie Produktionπαραγωγήproduccióntootmineتولیدtuotantoproductionיִיצוּרउत्पादgyártás; produkcióproduksiframleiðslaproduzione製造제작, 제조gamybaražošana; (filmas) uzņemšana; (lugas u.tml.) uzvedumspengeluaranproduktieproduksjon, framstillingprodukcjaproducere; producţieпроизводствоvýrobaizdelovanjeproizvodnjaproduktionการผลิตüretme, imalât製作，製造виробництво; виготовленняتياريsự sản xuất制作，制造

2 the amount produced, especially of manufactured goods The new methods increased production.produksieإنْتاج، مَنْتوجпродуктvýrobaproduktiondie Produktionπαραγωγήproduccióntoodangتولیدtuotantoproductionתְּפוּקָהप्रदर्शनelőállítás, termelésproduksiframleiðslaproduzione生産量생산고produkcijaprodukcija; ražošanapengeluaranproduktieproduksjonprodukcjaproduçãoproducţieпроизводительностьvýrobaproizvodnjaproizvodnjaproduktionปริมาณที่ผลิตได้üretim miktarı產量продуктивністьتياري کي مقدارsản 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, opvoeringإنْتاج مَسْرَحِيَّهпостановкаinscenaceopsætningdie Aufführungπαραγωγή, ανέβασμαpuesta en escena, producciónlavastusاثر سینماییesitysmise en scèneהֲפָקָהरचनाprodukcióproduksiuppfærsla(messa in scena)演出상연pastatymasiestudējumsproduksiproduktieoppsetting, produksjoninscenizacjaproduçãopunere în scenăпостановкаinscenáciaizvedbaprodukcijauppsättningผลงานละครหรือการแสดงyapım演出художній твір; постановкаڈرامہ کا کردارtác phẩm演出

adj proˈductive [-ˈdaktiv]

(negative unproductive) producing a lot; fruitful productive land; Our discussion was not very productive.produktiefمُنْتِجпродуктивенúrodný, plodnýfrugtbarergiebigπαραγωγικόςproductivo; fértilviljakasپربارtuottoisafertile, fructueuxיַיצרָנִיउत्पादकtermékenybanyak menghasilkanafrakstursmikill; frjósamurproduttivo生産的な다산(多産)의, 비옥한, 생산적인produktyvus, vaisingas, našusproduktīvs; ražīgs; auglīgsproduktifproduktiefproduktiv, fruktbarwydajny, produktywnyprodutivofertil, fructuosплодородный; плодотворныйúrodný, plodnýplodenproduktivanfruktbar, bördig, produktivที่อุดมสมบูรณ์verimli, üretken多產的продуктивнийزرخيز، بارآورnăng suất多产的

n productivity [prodəkˈtivəti]

the rate or efficiency of work especially in industrial production. produktiwiteitإنْتاجِيَّه، قُدْرَة الإنْتاجпродуктивностproduktivitaproduktivitetdie Produktivitätπαραγωγικότηταproductividadtootlikkusمیزان تولید؛ میزان ثمربخشیtuotantokykypro- ductivitéתְּפוּקָהउत्पादकताtermelékenység; termékenységproduktivitasframleiðniproduttività生産性생산성našumasproduktivitāte; ražīgumsdaya pengeluaranproduktiviteitproduktivitet, produksjonsevnewydajnośćprodutividadeproductivitateпроизводительностьproduktivitastorilnostproduktivnostproduktivitetความสามารถในการผลิตverimlilik生產率продуктивністьزرخيزيhiệu suất生产率