Verb: produce 'pró,d(y)oos
- Create or manufacture a man-made product
"We produce more cars than we can sell";
- make, create
- Bring forth or yield
"The tree would not produce fruit";
- bring forth
- Cause to happen, occur or exist
"This procedure produces a curious effect"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapour";
- bring about, give rise
- Bring out for display
"The proud father produced many pictures of his baby";
- bring forth
- (farming) cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
"The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma";
- grow, raise, farm
- Bring onto the market or release
"produce a movie";
- bring on, bring out
- Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
"He produced a beard";
- grow, develop, get, acquire
- Fresh fruit and vegetables grown for the market
"The farmer's market was full of produce";
- green goods, green groceries, garden truck
- Items or the amount produced
"The factory's annual produce exceeded expectations"
Derived forms: produced, producing, produces
See also: bring
Type of: act, change, create, display, exhibit, expose, food, grub [informal], kai [NZ, informal], khana [Asia], make, move, nosh [Brit, informal], provender [archaic], solid food
Encyclopedia: Produce