produce
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pro·duce
[v. pruh-doos, -dyoos; n. prod-oos, -yoos, proh-doos, -dyoos] verb, pro·duced, pro·duc·ing, noun 
us, -yus, ˈproʊ verb (used with object)
1.
to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
2.
to bring into existence by intellectual or creative ability: to produce a great painting.
3.
to make or manufacture: to produce automobiles for export.
4.
to bring forth; give birth to; bear: to produce a litter of puppies.
5.
to provide, furnish, or supply; yield: a mine producing silver.
6.
Finance. to cause to accrue: stocks producing unexpected dividends.
7.
to bring forward; present to view or notice; exhibit: to produce one's credentials.
8.
to bring (a play, movie, opera, etc.) before the public.
9.
to extend or prolong, as a line.
verb (used without object)
10.
to create, bring forth, or yield offspring, products, etc.: Their mines are closed because they no longer produce.
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Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English producen < Latin prōdūcere to lead or bring forward, extend, prolong, produce, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + dūcere to lead
1375–1425; late Middle English producen < Latin prōdūcere to lead or bring forward, extend, prolong, produce, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + dūcere to lead
Related forms
pro·duc·i·ble, pro·duce·a·ble, pro·duct·i·ble, adjective
pro·duc·i·bil·i·ty, pro·duct·i·bil·i·ty [pruh-duhk-tuh-bil-i-tee] , pro·duc·i·ble·ness, pro·duce·a·ble·ness, noun
[pruh-duhk-tuh-bil-i-tee] , pro·duc·i·ble·ness, pro·duce·a·ble·ness, noun in·ter·pro·duce, verb (used with object), in·ter·pro·duced, in·ter·pro·duc·ing.
mis·pro·duce, verb, mis·pro·duced, mis·pro·duc·ing.
non·pro·duc·i·ble, adjective
non·pro·duc·ing, adjective
out·pro·duce, verb (used with object), out·pro·duced, out·pro·duc·ing.
su·per·pro·duce, verb, su·per·pro·duced, su·per·pro·duc·ing.
su·per·pro·duce, noun
un·pro·duced, adjective
un·pro·duc·i·ble, adjective
Antonyms
1. destroy, ruin. 7. conceal.
1. destroy, ruin. 7. conceal.
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| produce | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to bring (something) into existence; yield |
| 2. | to bring forth (a product) by mental or physical effort; make: she produced a delicious dinner for us |
| 3. | (tr) to give birth to |
| 4. | (tr) to manufacture (a commodity): this firm produces cartons |
| 5. | (tr) to give rise to: her joke produced laughter |
| 6. | (tr) to present to view: to produce evidence |
| 7. | to bring before the public: he produced two plays and a film last year |
| 8. | to conceive and create the overall sound of (a record) and supervise its arrangement, recording, and mixing |
| 9. | (tr) geometry to extend (a line) |
| —n | |
| 10. | anything that is produced; product |
| 11. | agricultural products regarded collectively: farm produce |
| [C15: from Latin prōdūcere to bring forward, from | |
| pro'ducible | |
| —adj | |
| produci'bility | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
produce
late 15c., from L. producere "lead or bring forth, draw out," from pro- "forth" + ducere "to bring, lead" (see duke). Originally "extend," sense of "bring into being" is first recorded 1510s; that of "to put (a play) on stage" is from 1580s. The noun, "thing or things produced,"
is 1690s, from the verb, and was originally accented like it. Specific sense of "agricultural productions" (as distinguished from manufactured goods) is from 1745.
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Example sentences
Any play is so planned that it can produce its exact effect only with its required scenery, lighting, and acting.
Anyone can make one of these and they generate more useable, cheaper, and much easier to produce energy than photovoltaics.
The velocity must therefore always remain less than c, however great may be the energies used to produce the acceleration.
Horizontally to the nuclei orbit, chips are flung out to produce a pole on each side of the orbit.
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