produce

¹pro·duce

verb \prə-ˈdüs, prō-, -ˈdyüs\

pro·ducedpro·duc·ing

Definition of PRODUCE

transitive verb

1

: to offer to view or notice

2

: to give birth or rise to : yield

3

: to extend in length, area, or volume <produce a side of a triangle>

4

: to make available for public exhibition or dissemination: as

a : to provide funding for <search for backers to produce the film>

b : to oversee the making of <will produce their new album>

5

a : to cause to have existence or to happen : bring about

b : to give being, form, or shape to : make; especially : manufacture

6

: to compose, create, or bring out by intellectual or physical effort

7

: to cause to accrue

intransitive verb

: to bear, make, or yield something

— pro·duc·ible \-ˈdü-sə-bəl, -ˈdyü-\ adjective

Examples of PRODUCE

1. Thousands of cars are produced here each year.
2. The tree produces good fruit.
3. Honey is produced by bees.
4. twins produced from a single egg
5. The insect bite produced a rash.
6. His suggestion produced the desired results.
7. The region produces large amounts of cotton and tobacco.
8. The college has produced some well-known scientists.

Origin of PRODUCE

Middle English (Scots), from Latin producere, from pro- forward + ducere to lead — more at tow

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to PRODUCE

Synonyms

beget, breed, bring, bring about, bring on, catalyze, cause, create, do, draw on, effectuate, engender, generate, induce, invoke, make, occasion, effect, prompt, result (in), spawn, translate (into), work, yield

Related Words

conduce (to), contribute (to); decide, determine; begin, establish, father, found, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, institute, introduce, launch, pioneer, set, set up, start; advance, cultivate, develop, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promote; enact, render, turn out

Near Antonyms

impede, limit, restrict; clamp down (on), crack down (on), crush, dampen, put down, quash, quell, repress, smother, squash, squelch, stifle, subdue, suppress; arrest, check, control, curb, inhibit, rein (in), restrain, retard; can [slang], kill, snuff (out), still; abolish, demolish, destroy, extinguish, liquidate, quench

²pro·duce

noun \ˈprä-(ˌ)düs, ˈprō- also -(ˌ)dyüs\

Definition of PRODUCE

1

a : something produced

b : the amount produced : yield

2

: agricultural products and especially fresh fruits and vegetables as distinguished from grain and other staple crops

3

: the progeny usually of a female animal

Examples of PRODUCE

1. <a book that was the produce of a lifetime of study on the subject>

First Known Use of PRODUCE

1695

Related to PRODUCE

Synonyms

affair, fruit, handiwork, labor, output, product, production, thing, work, yield

Related Words

article, commodity, entry, object; goods, line, merchandise, wares; handcraft, handicraft; aftereffect, aftermath, conclusion, consequence, corollary, development, effect, issue, outcome, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, upshot; by-product, derivative, offshoot, offspring, outgrowth, residual, side effect (also side reaction), spin-off

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel