Produce Definition

prə-do͝os, -dyo͝os, prō-

produced, produces, producing

verb

produced, produces, producing

To bring to view; offer for inspection.

To produce identification.

Webster's New World

To bring forth; bear; yield.

A well that produces oil.

Webster's New World

To create by physical or mental effort.

Produce a tapestry; produce a poem.

American Heritage

To make or manufacture.

To produce steel.

Webster's New World

To cause; give rise to.

War produces devastation.

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noun

produces

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

Webster's New World

Items produced.

Wiktionary

Amount produced.

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(Australia) Livestock and pet food supplies.

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Origin of Produce

Middle English producen to proceed, extend from Latin prōdūcere to extend, bring forth prō- forward pro–¹ dūcere to lead deuk- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin produco (“I lead forth or forward, bring forward, draw or stretch out, extend, prolong, conduct, etc., bring forth, bear, etc."), from pro (“forth, forward") + duco (“I lead, bring").

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