produce

 

verb

Pronunciation: /prəˈdjuːs/
[with object]
  • 1make or manufacture from components or raw materials: the company have just produced a luxury version of the aircraft
  • (of a place or process) yield, grow, or supply: the vineyards in the Val d’Or 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 skills: the garden where the artist produced many of his flower paintings
  • 2cause (a particular result or situation) to happen or exist: 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 film or broadcast) or the staging of (a play, opera, etc.): the video was produced and directed by film-maker Neil Campbell
  • supervise the making of (a musical recording), especially by determining the overall sound: the album was produced by reggae master mixer Groucho Smykle
  • 5 Geometry, dated extend or continue (a line): one side of the triangle was produced

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈprɒdjuːs/
[mass noun]
  • agricultural and other natural products collectively: dairy produce
  • the result of a person’s work or efforts: the work was in some degree the produce of their joint efforts

Derivatives

producibility

Pronunciation: /prəˌdjuːsɪˈbɪlɪti/
noun

producible

Pronunciation: /prəˈdjuːsɪb(ə)l/
adjective

Origin:

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