pro·duce (prə-dōōs', -dyōōs', prō-) v.
pro·duced, pro·duc·ing, pro·duc·es
v.
tr.
To bring forth; yield: a plant that produces pink flowers.
To create by physical or mental effort: produce a tapestry; produce a poem.
To manufacture: factories that produce cars and trucks.
To cause to occur or exist; give rise to: chemicals that produce a noxious vapor when mixed.
To bring forth; exhibit: reached into a pocket and produced a packet of matches; failed to produce an eyewitness to the crime.
To supervise and finance the making and public presentation of: produce a stage play; produce a videotape.
Mathematics To extend (an area or volume) or lengthen (a line).
v.
intr.
To make or yield products or a product: an apple tree that produces well.
To manufacture or create economic goods and services.
n.
(prŏd'ōōs, prō'dōōs)
Something produced; a product.
Farm products, especially fresh fruits and vegetables, considered as a group.
[Middle English producen, to proceed, extend, from Latin prōdūcere, to extend, bring forth : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + dūcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.] pro·duc'i·ble, pro·duce'a·ble adj.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to bring forth as a product: a mine that produces gold; a seed that finally bore fruit; a plant that yields a medicinal oil.