produce
Americanverb (used with object)
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produces,
present (3rd person singular)
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produced,
past participle, past
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producing
present participle
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to bring into existence; give rise to; cause.
to produce steam.
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to bring into existence by intellectual or creative ability.
to produce a great painting.
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to make or manufacture.
to produce automobiles for export.
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to bring forth; give birth to; bear.
to produce a litter of puppies.
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to provide, furnish, or supply; yield.
a mine producing silver.
- Synonyms:
- afford
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Finance. to cause to accrue.
stocks producing unexpected dividends.
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to bring forward; present to view or notice; exhibit.
to produce one's credentials.
- Synonyms:
- show
- Antonyms:
- conceal
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to bring (a play, movie, opera, etc.) before the public.
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to extend or prolong, as a line.
verb (used without object)
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produces,
present (3rd person singular)
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produced,
past participle, past
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producing
present participle
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to create, bring forth, or yield offspring, products, etc..
Their mines are closed because they no longer produce.
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Economics. to create economic value; bring crops, goods, etc., to a point at which they will command a price.
noun
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something that is produced; yield; product.
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agricultural products collectively, especially vegetables and fruits.
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offspring, especially of a female animal.
the produce of a mare.
verb
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to bring (something) into existence; yield
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to bring forth (a product) by mental or physical effort; make
she produced a delicious dinner for us
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(tr) to give birth to
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(tr) to manufacture (a commodity)
this firm produces cartons
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(tr) to give rise to
her joke produced laughter
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(tr) to present to view
to produce evidence
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to bring before the public
he produced two plays and a film last year
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to conceive and create the overall sound of (a record) and supervise its arrangement, recording, and mixing
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(tr) geometry to extend (a line)
noun
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anything that is produced; product
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agricultural products regarded collectively
farm produce
Synonym Usage
See crop.
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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produceablenessnoun
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producibilitynoun
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produciblenessnoun
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productibilitynoun
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superproducenoun
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misproduceverb
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superproduceverb
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interproduceverb (used with object)
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outproduceverb (used with object)
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nonproducibleadjective
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nonproducingadjective
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produceableadjective
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producibleadjective
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productibleadjective
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unproducedadjective
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unproducibleadjective
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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producesimple
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producessimple
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have producedperfect
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has producedperfect
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am producingprogressive
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are producingprogressive
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is producingprogressive
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have been producingperfect progressive
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has been producingperfect progressive
Past
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producedsimple
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had producedperfect
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was producingprogressive
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were producingprogressive
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had been producingperfect progressive
Future
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.
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All the while, China is desperate to prove that its engineers can produce turbine blades of the same quality as those in the West.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Investing in luxury goods can produce big returns but also sudden, steep losses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
The company has agreed to form a joint venture with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to produce next-generation image sensors for smartphones, with the companies planning to invest a combined $4.7 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Although these coatings can provide the necessary precision, they are expensive to produce and can develop defects when manufactured on a large scale.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
Fortunately, splitting a uranium atom doesn’t just produce energy.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
The state of Queensland, where the restaurant is located, is considered Australia's pineapple heartland and produces all of the country's commercially-grown pineapples.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
The facility's ID32 beamline produces precisely controlled polarized X-rays, allowing scientists to examine subtle magnetic structures that are otherwise extremely difficult to detect.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
Their combined effect produces the familiar magnetic field associated with ordinary magnets.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
Meanwhile, with a broken industrial base, America produces very few oceangoing commercial vessels and has struggled to expand its approximately 290-ship navy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
As a proof he produces on the spot two pounds of sugar for us and a half-pound of butter specially for Tjaden.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
The months-long blazes have engulfed huge tracts of land and produced air pollution that has harmed human health, drifted across borders and frayed Indonesia's ties with its neighbours.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
He served as host/celebrity interviewer of locally produced programs such as “Hollywood Close-Up” and “A.M. Los Angeles” for the station.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
McElligott highlighted two trades that had produced superior risk-adjusted returns for much of this year.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
One potential application involves treating pyrolysis oil produced when waste plastics are broken down for recycling.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
The CIA produced a Soviet passport in the name of Vladimir Butov.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Investors have been demanding proof that the billions pouring into artificial intelligence are producing something more than great expectations.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
Those ingredients are replacing rice grains as crops have been hit by dry weather in key producing countries in Asia, reducing harvests and driving up prices.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Lead nuclei are more than 200 times heavier than the protons typically used in LHC experiments, making them capable of producing the intense conditions thought necessary for QGP to form.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
Because the system is not producing, it’s really not producing very well for most young people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
He took out his knife and struck the sparker again and again on the rasp, producing a shower of sparks each time, which each time failed to light the paper in the fireplace.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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