pro·duce

[v. pruh-doos, -dyoos; n. prod-oos, -yoos, proh-doos, -dyoos] verb, pro·duced, pro·duc·ing, noun
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.
11.
Economics. to create economic value; bring crops, goods, etc., to a point at which they will command a price.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
noun, prod·uce.
12.
something that is produced; yield; product.
13.
agricultural products collectively, especially vegetables and fruits.
14.
offspring, especially of a female animal: the produce of a mare.

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

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
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


1. generate, create. 5. afford. 7. show. 13. See crop.


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-1 + dūcere to lead]
 
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
But for traditional scholarly publishers, open access makes it difficult to
  recoup the costs of producing manuscripts.
Performing this task on an industrial scale could open up a novel avenue to
  producing clean hydrogen fuel.
Right now they're producing cut gemstones in the range of one to two carats.
But that didn't stop the government from producing more of it.
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