coproduce

verb

co·​pro·​duce (ˌ)kō-prə-ˈd(y)üs 

-prō-

variants or co-produce

coproduced or co-produced; coproducing or co-producing

transitive verb

1

: to produce (something) jointly

The three of them coproduced the album.

Since Japan would coproduce these weapons under license to U.S. companies, it would need permission from Washington to export them.

—Business Week

2

: to produce (something) along with another product

But large amounts of propylene, butadiene, and aromatics are coproduced, and thus the derivatization and marketing of these coproducts became an important part of petrochemical economics.

—Roy L. Pruett

coproducer

(ˌ)kō-prə-ˈd(y)ü-sər 

-prō-

noun

or co-producer

plural coproducers or co-producers

… the Brooklyn MC will serve as a co-producer for the film adaptation …

—Carl Lamarre

Examples of coproduce in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The category recognizes the artist, producers and mix engineer; Swift shares the nomination with Jack Antonoff, who coproduced the track, and mix engineer Laura Sisk. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2026

Then in 1981 her brothers Marvin, Carvin, Ronald, and Michael—going by the group name the Winans—released the album Introducing the Winans, which was coproduced by gospel legend Andraé Crouch for his label Light Records. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026

The prize this year is presented for in collaboration with Google Arts & Culture and co-commissioned and coproduced with nonprofit Forma. — News Desk, Artforum, 7 July 2026

Curtis now coproduces a podcast about flight safety issues. — ABC News, 21 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1711, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for coproduce

• disabuse
• introduce
• reproduce
• abstruse
• abuse
• adduce
• atreus
• caboose
• cayuse
• conduce
• deduce
• diffuse