produce

American  

[pruh-doos, -dyoos, prod-oos, -yoos, proh-doos, -dyoos] / prəˈdus, -ˈdjus, ˈprɒd us, -jus, ˈproʊ dus, -djus /

verb (used with object)

• produces,
  present (3rd person singular)
• produced,
  past participle,  past
• producing
  present participle

1. to bring into existence; give rise to; cause.

   to produce steam.

   Synonyms:

   create, generate

   Antonyms:

   ruin, destroy

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.

   Synonyms:

   afford

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.

   Synonyms:

   show

   Antonyms:

   conceal

8. to bring (a play, movie, opera, etc.) before the public.

9. to extend or prolong, as a line.

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verb (used without object)

• produces,
  present (3rd person singular)
• produced,
  past participle,  past
• producing
  present participle

1. to create, bring forth, or yield offspring, products, etc..

   Their mines are closed because they no longer produce.

2. Economics. to create economic value; bring crops, goods, etc., to a point at which they will command a price.

noun

1. something that is produced; yield; product.

2. agricultural products collectively, especially vegetables and fruits.

3. offspring, especially of a female animal.

   the produce of a mare.

produce British  

verb

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)

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noun

1. anything that is produced; product

2. agricultural products regarded collectively

   farm produce

Synonym Usage

See crop.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• produceableness
  noun
• producibility
  noun
• producibleness
  noun
• productibility
  noun
• superproduce
  noun
• misproduce
  verb
• superproduce
  verb
• interproduce
  verb (used with object)
• outproduce
  verb (used with object)
• nonproducible
  adjective
• nonproducing
  adjective
• produceable
  adjective
• producible
  adjective
• productible
  adjective
• unproduced
  adjective
• unproducible
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Participles

• producing
  present
• produced
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• produce
  simple
• produces
  simple
• have produced
  perfect
• has produced
  perfect
• am producing
  progressive
• are producing
  progressive
• is producing
  progressive
• have been producing
  perfect progressive
• has been producing
  perfect progressive

Past

• produced
  simple
• had produced
  perfect
• was producing
  progressive
• were producing
  progressive
• had been producing
  perfect progressive

Future

• will produce
  simple
• will have produced
  perfect
• will be producing
  progressive
• will have been producing
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of produce

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English producen, from Latin prōdūcere “to lead or bring forward, extend, prolong, produce,” equivalent to prō- pro- ¹ ( def. ) + dūcere “to lead”

Explanation

To produce is to create, manufacture, or cultivate. We rely on agriculture to produce food and artists to produce art. As a noun, produce (accented first syllable) is the product of gardening: fruits and vegetables. The verb form of this word (accented last syllable) has several meanings, all related to making, creating, bringing forth, or raising. At the airport, you might be asked to produce (show) some identification. To produce results is to get a job done or to have something to show for your work. To produce children is to give birth to them or raise them.

Example Sentences

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produce produces produced producing

“We do not believe conclusions about an author’s work should be drawn from AI-detection tools that have been shown to produce false positives,” said a spokesperson for Simon & Schuster.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

"Using just the DNA or just perovskite alone did not produce near as robust a result as the combination," Keremane said.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026

Rosebank is estimated to contain the equivalent of up to 300 million barrels of oil and at its peak will produce approximately 69,000 barrels a day.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Hydrogen is an alternative to gasoline, diesel fuel and natural gas that’s part of California’s climate strategy because it doesn’t produce greenhouse gas emissions when used.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Wands produce magic, and not only is magic a corrupt form of the Gift, but it’s also harder to control, especially for Unremarkables.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

A constant background effect that produces cosmic repulsion could account for the observed acceleration.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026

Peeling produces a slightly cleaner finished syrup, but because the mixture will eventually be strained, leaving the skins on works perfectly well.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Nuclear power produces no greenhouse gas emissions, the primary driver of climate change.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

He established Lusca vineyard in County Dublin in 2002, and currently produces 1,500 to 2,000 bottles per year.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

But the land is dry, having been neglected during the Khmer Rouge rule, and produces hardly any fruit.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

Similarly, many school supplies are produced overseas, like pencils and crayons, which are predominantly imported from Brazil, China, Mexico and India.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026

Google will use satellite images and flight data to identify where planes have previously produced contrails.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

He would later go on to run Prod, a Cambridge, Mass.-based, student-run nonprofit startup accelerator that produced the coding agent Cursor and the AI hiring platform Mercor, before co-founding Etched.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

The researchers found that imagery rescripting worked especially well when it produced a moment of surprise.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026

I have no idea how she produced tea so quickly, but Camille grips the hot mug gratefully.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Under these conditions, the particles are expected to influence how light travels, refracting it in a specific way and producing vacuum birefringence.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026

The judge ruled that the operators could continue preparatory work at the sites but must stop short of producing oil and gas until a final decision had been taken.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

They contend the costs and energy demands of producing and distributing it make it inferior to batteries in almost every case.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

It appeared extremely blue and was producing X-rays.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

Since the reactor is continually producing radiation, shortening their time near it reduces the amount of radiation workers are likely to absorb.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Related Words

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• present
• provide
• supply
• write
• yield