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1produce

verb pro·duce \prə-ˈdüs, prō-, -ˈdyüs\

: to make (something) especially by using machines

: to make or create (something) by a natural process

: to cause (something) to exist or happen : to cause (a particular result or effect)

pro·ducedpro·duc·ing

Full 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
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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

2produce

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

: fresh fruits and vegetables

Full 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
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First Known Use of PRODUCE

1695

Related to PRODUCE

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

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel
PRODUCING Defined for Kids

1produce

verb pro·duce \prə-ˈdüs, -ˈdyüs\
pro·ducedpro·duc·ing

Definition of PRODUCE for Kids

1
:  to bring forth :  yield <This tree produces good fruit.> <A trumpet … player can produce all the notes of the musical scale. — E. B. White, The Trumpet of the Swan>
2
:  1manufacture 1 <This city produces steel.>
3
:  to bring to view :  exhibit <Can you produce evidence to support your claim?>
4
:  to prepare (as a play) for public presentation

2produce

noun pro·duce \ˈprä-ˌdüs, ˈprō-, -ˌdyüs\

Definition of PRODUCE for Kids

:  fresh fruits and vegetables

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. produce
  2. mass-produce
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