produce
Pronunciation
  • (RP) enPR: prədyo͞osʹ, IPA: /pɹəˈdjuːs/, /pɹəˈd͡ʒuːs/
  • (America) enPR: prədo͞osʹ, IPA: /pɹəˈdus/
Verb

produce (produces, present participle producing; past and past participle produced)

  1. (transitive) To yield, make or manufacture; to generate.
  2. (transitive) To make (a thing) available to a person, an authority, etc.; to provide for inspection.
  3. (transitive, media) To sponsor and present (a motion picture, etc) to an audience or to the public.
  4. (mathematics) To extend an area, or lengthen a line.
    to produce a side of a triangle
  5. (obsolete) To draw out; to extend; to lengthen or prolong.
    to produce a man's life to threescore
  6. (music) To alter using technology, as opposed to simply performing.
    highly produced sound
Antonyms Translations Translations Translations Pronunciation
  • (RP) enPR: prŏd'yo͞os, IPA: /ˈpɹɒdjuːs/, /ˈpɹɒd͡ʒuːs/
  • (GA) IPA: /ˈpɹoʊ.dus/, /ˈpɹɑ.dus/
Noun

produce (uncountable)

  1. That which is produced.
    Synonyms: output, proceeds, product, yield
  2. Harvested agricultural goods collectively, especially vegetables and fruit, but possibly including eggs, dairy products and meat; the saleable food products of farms.
  3. Offspring.
    • 1865, The Turf and the Racehorse
      With regard to the mare that has proved herself of the first class during her racing career, let us contrast the probable success of her produce […]
  4. (Australia) Livestock and pet food supplies.
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