mass-produce

[ mas-pruh-doos, -dyoos ]

verb (used with object)

, mass-pro·duced, mass-pro·duc·ing.

1. to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.

mass-produce

verb

1. tr to manufacture (goods) to a standardized pattern on a large scale by means of extensive mechanization and division of labour

Derived Forms

• ˌmass-proˈducer, noun
• ˌmass-proˈduced, adjective
• mass production, noun

Other Words From

• mass-pro·ducer noun
• mass-pro·duci·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mass-produce¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Once scientists figured out how to mass-produce it, the drug saved countless lives, and initiated the age of antibiotics.

From The Daily Beast

The discovery of a way to mass-produce penicillin has personal resonance for Belfer.

From The Daily Beast

To make any sort of profit, the winemaker has to buy low-quality grapes in bulk and mass-produce the stuff.

From The Daily Beast

If marketers are so desperate, why not choose to mass-produce celebrities who actually sell the baby pictures of their kids.

From The Daily Beast

To mass produce the Converter will take time—factories will have to be tooled up for it, and all that.

From Project Gutenberg

James set up, in the starship's memory banks, a sequence to mass-produce instruction tapes and blueprints.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• assemble
• complete
• construct
• create
• fabricate
• synthesize