produce

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To bring forth, to yield, make, manufacture, or otherwise generate.
2. (intransitive) To make or yield something.
3. (transitive) To make (a thing) available to a person, an authority, etc.; to provide for inspection.
4. (transitive) To sponsor and present (a motion picture, etc) to an audience or to the public.
5. To extend an area, or lengthen a line.
6. (obsolete) To draw out; to extend; to lengthen or prolong.
7. To alter using technology, as opposed to simply performing.

Noun

1. (uncountable) That which is produced.
2. (uncountable) Harvested agricultural goods collectively, especially vegetables and fruit, but possibly including eggs, dairy products and meat; the saleable food products of farms.
3. (uncountable) Offspring.
4. (Australia, uncountable) Livestock and pet food supplies.

Opposite of

destroy, ruin

Synonyms

make

create

manufacture

yield

generate

cause

bear

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crop

harvest

bring forth

bring about

product

engender

do

beget

build

output

show

work

production

put forth

afford

grow

present

form

display

effect

induce

breed

accomplish

construct

raise

give birth

arise

result

emit

establish

give birth to

bring out

fruit

set up

stage

turn out

lay

products

develop

achieve

put out

article

give

Translations

produire

producir

produrre

produzieren

herstellen

erzeugen

fazer

faire

produzir

maken

fabriquer

créer

fare

machen

provoquer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹəˈdjuːs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: produce

In summary

From Middle English produce, from Latin prōdūcō (“to lead forth”), from prō- (“forth, forward”) + dūcō (“to lead, bring”). The noun is derived from the verb.

Sentences

High-efficiency detectors produce spectra in less time than low-efficiency detectors .