produce

produce: pro|duce¹ W1S1 [prəˈdju:s US -ˈdu:s] v [T]

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1¦(cause)¦

2¦(create/make)¦

3¦(make naturally)¦

4¦(show)¦

5¦(play/film)¦

6¦(baby)¦

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[Date: 1400-1500; : Latin; Origin: producere, from ducere 'to lead']

1.) ¦(CAUSE)¦

to cause a particular result or effect

→↑product

▪ New drugs are producing remarkable results .

▪ a rise in sea-level produced by climatic change

▪ As a policy, it did not produce the desired effect .

see usage note ↑produce²

2.) ¦(CREATE/MAKE)¦

to make, write etc something to be bought, used, or enjoyed by people

→↑product, production ↑production

▪ The factory produces an incredible 100 cars per hour.

▪ How did you manage to produce a meal so quickly?

→↑mass-produced

3.) ¦(MAKE NATURALLY)¦

to grow something or make it naturally

→↑product, production ↑production

▪ This region produces the grapes used in champagne.

▪ Plants produce oxygen.

4.) ¦(SHOW)¦

if you produce an object, you bring it out or present it, so that people can see or consider it

▪ When challenged, he produced a gun.

▪ They were unable to produce any statistics to verify their claims.

5.) ¦(PLAY/FILM)¦

if someone produces a film or play, they find the money for it and control the way it is made

→↑producer

▪ Costner produced and directed the film.

6.) ¦(BABY)¦

to give birth to a baby or young animals

▪ An adult cat may produce kittens three times a year.

produce ²

prod|uce² [ˈprɔdju:s US ˈproudu:s] n [U]

food or other things that have been grown or produced on a farm to be sold

agricultural/organic etc produce

▪ fresh local produce

dairy produce

BrE (=milk, butter, cheese etc)

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WORD CHOICE: produce (v), produce (n), product

The verb produce is pronounced /prE'dju:s -'du:s/ . The noun produce is pronounced /'prCdju:s 'proUdu:s/ and is used to mean 'food that has been grown to be sold' : We sell tinned goods and fresh produce (=fruit and vegetables).

The usual noun used to mean 'something that is produced to be sold' is product : Their latest product is a games console. | the packaging of food products

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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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