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produce

Syllabification: (pro·duce)
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Definition of produce

verb


[with object]
  • 1make or manufacture from components or raw materials:the company has just produced a luxury version of the aircraft
  • (of a region, country, or process) yield, grow, or supply:the California vineyards produce excellent wines
  • create or form (something) as part of a physical, biological, or chemical process:the plant produces blue flowers in late autumn
  • make (something) using creative or mental skills:the garden where the artist produced many of his flower paintings
  • 2cause (a particular result or situation) to happen or come into existence:no conventional drugs had produced any significant change
  • 3show or provide (something) for consideration, inspection, or use:he produced a sheet of paper from his pocket
  • 4administer the financial and managerial aspects of (a movie or broadcast) or the staging of (a play, opera, etc.).
  • supervise the making of a (musical recording), especially by determining the overall sound.
  • 5 Geometry, dated extend or continue (a line):one side of the triangle was produced

noun


  • things that have been produced or grown, especially by farming:dairy produce

Derivatives

producibility


noun

producible

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English (produce (sense 3 of the verb)): from Latin producere, from pro- 'forward' + ducere 'to lead'. Current noun senses date from the late 17th century

produce in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of produce in the British & World English dictionary