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pro·duce (prə do̵̅o̅s′, -dyo̵̅o̅s′; prō-; for n. prō′do̵̅o̅s′, -dyo̵̅o̅s′; prä′-)

transitive verb produced -·duced′, producing -·duc′·ing

  1. to bring to view; offer for inspection to produce identification
  2. to bring forth; bear; yield a well that produces oil
    1. to make or manufacture to produce steel
    2. to bring into being; create to produce a work of art
  4. to cause; give rise to war produces devastation
  5. to get (a play, film, TV program, etc.) ready for presentation to the public
  6. to supervise (a recording session, musical recording, etc.) and determine the final sound mix of the recording
  7. Econ. to create (anything having exchange value)
  8. Geom. to extend (a line or plane)

Etymology: L producere < pro-, forward + ducere, to lead, draw: see pro- & duct

intransitive verb

to bear, yield, create, manufacture, etc. something

noun

something produced; yield; esp., fresh fruits and vegetables

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Alternate definitions:

business produce definition - business

law produce definition - legal

produce Synonyms

produce

n.

product, fruitage, harvest, result, resultant, crop, return, effect, consequence, amount, profit, ingathering, outcome, outgrowth, aftermath, gain, emolument, realization; see also butter, cheese, cream 1, food, fruit 1, grain 1, milk, vegetable.


produce

v.

  1. To bear

    yield, bring forth, give forth, give birth to, propagate, bring out, come through, blossom, flower, deliver, generate, engender, breed, contribute, give, afford, furnish, return, render, show fruit, fructify, fetch, bring in, present, offer, provide, contribute, sell for, bear, bear fruit, accrue, allow, admit, proliferate, be delivered of, bring to birth, reproduce, foal, lamb, drop, be brought to bed, calve, fawn, whelp, cub, kitten, hatch, farrow, throw, usher into the world, spawn; see also yield 2.

  2. To create by mental effort

    originate, author, procreate, bring forth, conceive, engender, effectuate, write, design, fabricate, imagine, turn out, devise, hammer out, crank out*, churn out*, grind out*; see also compose 3, create 2, invent 1, 2.

  3. To cause

    effect, occasion, bring about; see begin 1.

  4. To show

    exhibit, present, unfold; see display 1.

  5. To make

    assemble, build, construct; see manufacture 1.

  6. To present a performance

    present, play, put on the stage; see act 3, perform 2.


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produce Usage Examples

Object

  • result: Combined with a sensible eating plan, coconut oil can produce incredible results, says Fife.

Adjective modifier

  • fresh: Most fresh produce doesn't travel well so various processes have to be utilized to allow it to last until it reaches our table.

Preposition: around

  • ton: In 1951 the steel industry employed 450,000 people and produced around 16m tons of steel - that is 35 tons per worker.

Used with why or when

  • which: The use of fleece also has another benefit in that a micro-climate is produced which helps protect the plants from wind and cold.

Preposition: in

  • conjunction: Produced in conjunction with the British Toy & Hobby Association and includes a summary chart.

Preposition: by

  • gland: Colostrum is produced by mammary glands just prior to giving a birth and for about 3 days after birth.
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produce quotes

To be successful in business, you should produce something cheap, habit-forming, and consumed by use.

-Gillette, King Camp

Anti-classic art, if it may even be called an art, is merely theart oftheidle.It isthe doctrine ofthosewho desireto produce without working, to know without learning.

-Ingres,Jean Auguste Dominique

The employment of the poor in roads and public works, and a tendencyamong landlords and persons of property tobuild,toimproveand beautify theirgrounds, and to employ workmen and menial servants, are the means most within our power and most directly calculated to remedy the evils arising from disturbance in the balance of produce and consumption.

-Malthus,Thomas Robert

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