produce

pro·duce

Use produce in a sentence

After harvesting the produce from the garden, Karen will make a lentil soup with carrots and cabbage.

noun

Produce is defined as products of agriculture, particularly fruits and vegetables.
An example of produce is a carrot.

verb

Produce is defined as to create or bring into being.
An example of produce is to paint a work of art.

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produce

transitive verb

-·duced′, -·duc′ing

to bring to view; offer for inspection: to produce identification
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
to cause; give rise to: war produces devastation
to get (a play, film, TV program, etc.) ready for presentation to the public
to supervise (a recording session, musical recording, etc.) and determine the final sound mix of the recording
Econ. to create (anything having exchange value)
Geom. to extend (a line or plane)

Origin of produce

Classical Latin producere from pro-, forward + ducere, to lead, draw: see pro- and duct

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

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

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produce

verb

pro·duced, pro·duc·ing, pro·duc·es

verb

transitive

To bring forth; yield: a plant that produces pink flowers.
a. To create by physical or mental effort: produce a tapestry; produce a poem.
b. To manufacture: factories that produce cars and trucks.
To cause to occur or exist; give rise to: chemicals that produce a noxious vapor when mixed.
To bring forth; exhibit: reached into a pocket and produced a pack of matches; failed to produce an eyewitness to the crime.
To act or operate as producer for: produce a stage play; produce a video.
Mathematics To extend (an area or volume) or lengthen (a line).

verb

intransitive

To make or yield products or a product: an apple tree that produces well.
To manufacture or create economic goods and services.

noun

Farm products, especially fresh fruits and vegetables, considered as a group.

Origin of produce

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

Related Forms:

pro·duc′i·ble pro·duce′a·ble
adjective

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produce

produce bear ¹yield

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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Verb

(third-person singular simple present produces, present participle producing, simple past and past participle produced)

To yield, make or manufacture; to generate.
To make (a thing) available to a person, an authority, etc.; to provide for inspection.
(media) To sponsor and present (a motion picture, etc) to an audience or to the public.
(mathematics) To extend an area, or lengthen a line.
to produce a side of a triangle

Noun

(uncountable)

Items produced.
Amount produced.
Harvested agricultural goods collectively, especially vegetables and fruit, but possibly including eggs, dairy products and meat; the saleable food products of farms.
Offspring.
(Australia) Livestock and pet food supplies.

Origin

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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