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produce
[ verb pruh-doos, -dyoos; noun prod-oos, -yoos, proh-doos, -dyoos ]
verb (used with object)
- to bring into existence; give rise to; cause:
to produce steam.
- to bring into existence by intellectual or creative ability:
to produce a great painting.
- to make or manufacture:
to produce automobiles for export.
- to bring forth; give birth to; bear:
to produce a litter of puppies.
- to provide, furnish, or supply; yield:
a mine producing silver.
Synonyms: afford
- Finance. to cause to accrue:
stocks producing unexpected dividends.
- to bring forward; present to view or notice; exhibit:
to produce one's credentials.
Synonyms: show
Antonyms: conceal
- to bring (a play, movie, opera, etc.) before the public.
- to extend or prolong, as a line.
verb (used without object)
- to create, bring forth, or yield offspring, products, etc.:
Their mines are closed because they no longer produce.
- Economics. to create economic value; bring crops, goods, etc., to a point at which they will command a price.
noun
- something that is produced; yield; product.
- agricultural products collectively, especially vegetables and fruits.
- offspring, especially of a female animal:
the produce of a mare.
produce
verb
- to bring (something) into existence; yield
- to bring forth (a product) by mental or physical effort; make
she produced a delicious dinner for us
- tr to give birth to
- tr to manufacture (a commodity)
this firm produces cartons
- tr to give rise to
her joke produced laughter
- tr to present to view
to produce evidence
- to bring before the public
he produced two plays and a film last year
- to conceive and create the overall sound of (a record) and supervise its arrangement, recording, and mixing
- tr geometry to extend (a line)
noun
- anything that is produced; product
- agricultural products regarded collectively
farm produce
Derived Forms
- proˈducible, adjective
- proˌduciˈbility, noun
Other Words From
- pro·duci·ble pro·ducea·ble pro·ducti·ble adjective
- pro·duci·bili·ty pro·duct·i·bil·i·ty [pr, uh, -duhk-t, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], pro·duci·ble·ness pro·ducea·ble·ness noun
- inter·pro·duce verb (used with object) interproduced interproducing
- mispro·duce verb misproduced misproducing
- nonpro·duci·ble adjective
- nonpro·ducing adjective
- outpro·duce verb (used with object) outproduced outproducing
- super·pro·duce verb superproduced superproducing
- super·produce noun
- unpro·duced adjective
- unpro·duci·ble adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of produce1
Word History and Origins
Origin of produce1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Programming extends well beyond U-pick to include a produce shop, educational programs for kids and adults, open community farming initiatives, and other BIPOC-focused nonprofit efforts.
The year was made more excruciating by meagre rainfall, crippling agriculture produce, and leading to conditions of famine in major parts of the country.
The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus is investigating the selection and performance of distribution companies that the USDA hired to implement the program, including several that lacked a requisite license to deal in fresh produce.
Before the mid-’90s, we never really investigated foodborne illness outbreaks linked to fresh produce.
This would leave the federal government to buy and store excess produce.
He was then literally slapped around by the high priest, who pulled on his ears in an effort to produce tears.
Disney has a choice whether to produce a program with certain fictional characters; the storyline could be re-written or changed.
Brinsley was trying to produce tracks—hip-hop, mostly—and he apparently had a knack as a techie.
The NRA supports the open carry of guns in cafes, burrito shops, and the produce aisle.
As more people come online, the most basic tasks—such as going out to the market to sell produce—will become more efficient.
He alludes to it as one of their evil customs and used by them to produce insensibility.
The thought seemed to produce the dreaded object, for next moment a large hummock appeared right ahead.
He is simply hearing every tone, knowing exactly what effect he wishes to produce and how to do it.
As guileless, though as self-reliant, gentlewomen as sequestered England could produce.
He had five girls by his first wife; there is no reason why this splendid cow I have picked out should not produce a dozen boys.
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