produce

produce: I UK [prəˈdjuːs] / US [prəˈdus] verb
Word forms "produce":
present tense I/you/we/they produce he/she/it produces present participle producing past tense produced past participle produced
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1) [transitive] to make or grow something, especially in large quantities and in order to be sold

We are now producing the same quantity of goods with far fewer workers.

a) used about things that are made by a natural process

The body produces chemicals called endorphins to control the pain.

b) used about people or things that develop in a place, or as a result of a process or system

The region produces some of the best wine in France.

one of the best screenwriters this country has ever produced

c) used about things that someone makes or designs using a lot of skill or effort

He produced a series of outstanding tragic plays.

2) [transitive] to cause something to happen

I managed to produce the opposite effect from the one I had intended.

Efforts to produce a consensus among the member states ended in failure.
produce results:
Other options will be considered if the talks fail to produce results.

3) [transitive] to show or offer something so that it can be examined or used by someone else

They produced very little evidence in support of their argument.
produce something from something:
Rachel produced a map from her inside pocket.

4) [intransitive/transitive] to organize the work and money involved in making a film, play, television programme, CD etc

Steve McQueen produced and starred in the film.

5) [transitive] formal to have a baby or young animal

Females generally produce their young in early summer.

II UK [ˈprɒdjuːs] / US [ˈproʊˌdus] noun [uncountable] *

fruit, vegetables, and other things that farmers grow

dairy/agricultural/organic produce

Local people come to the market each day to sell their produce.

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Synonyms:

Exhibit, show, bring forward, bring out, bring into view / Generate, bring into being, bear, furnish, yield, bring forth, breed, Agricultural products / Cause, occasion, originate, make, create, effect, give rise to, bring, about / Yield, bear, give, afford, render, make accrue, impart / Extend, protract, prolong, draw out, lengthen / Manufacture, make

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produce — PRODÚCE, prodúc, vb. III. 1. tranz. A realiza prin muncă bunuri materiale, valori ştiinţifice sau artistice, a crea ceva (printr o activitate oarecare); p. restr. a fabrica. 2. tranz. (Folosit şi absol.; despre pământ, plante etc.) A da roade. 3 … Dicționar Român
produce — I (manufacture) verb accomplish, achieve, assemble, bear, beget, breed, bring about, bring forth, bring into being, bring into existence, bring to pass, build, coin, compose, conceive, concoct, construct, contrive, create, devise, draw up, effect … Law dictionary
Produce — is a generalized term for a group of farm produced goods, generally limited to fruits and vegetables. More specifically, the term produce often implies that the foods are fresh and generally in the same state as where they were harvested. In… … Wikipedia
Produce — Pro*duce , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Produced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Producing}.] [L. producere, productum, to bring forward, beget, produce; pro forward, forth + ducere to lead. See {Duke}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To bring forward; to lead forth; to offer to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
produce — [n] fruit and vegetables crop, fruitage, goods, greengrocery, harvest, outcome, outgrowth, outturn, production, yield; concepts 426,429,431,457,461 produce [v1] generate, create afford, assemble, author, bear, beget, blossom, breed, bring forth,… … New thesaurus
produce — [prə do͞os′, prədyo͞os′; prōdo͞os′, prōdyo͞os′; ] for n. [ prō′do͞os΄, prō′dyo͞os΄; prä′do͞os΄, prä′o͞os΄] vt. produced, producing [L producere < pro , forward + ducere, to lead, draw: see PRO 2 & DUCT] 1. to bring to view; offer for… … English World dictionary
produce — ► VERB 1) make, manufacture, or create. 2) cause to happen or exist. 3) show or provide for inspection or use. 4) administer the financial and managerial aspects of (a film or broadcast) or the staging of (a play). 5) supervise the making of (a… … English terms dictionary
produce# — produce vb *bear, yield, turn out Analogous words: *generate, breed, propagate: *make, form, shape, fabricate, manufacture: create, *invent produce n *product, production … New Dictionary of Synonyms
produce — produce; co·produce; … English syllables
Produce — Pro*duce , v. i. To yield or furnish appropriate offspring, crops, effects, consequences, or results. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Produce — Prod uce (?; 277), n. That which is produced, brought forth, or yielded; product; yield; proceeds; result of labor, especially of agricultural labors; hence, specifically, agricultural products. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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