mass-produce

[mas-pruh-doos, -dyoos]

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verb (used with object), mass-pro·duced, mass-pro·duc·ing.

to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.

Origin of mass-produce

First recorded in 1920–25

Related formsmass-pro·duc·er, nounmass-pro·duc·i·ble, adjective

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Examples from the Web for mass-produce

Contemporary Examples

Once scientists figured out how to mass-produce it, the drug saved countless lives, and initiated the age of antibiotics.
A City at War
Jane Ciabattari
July 26, 2010
The discovery of a way to mass-produce penicillin has personal resonance for Belfer.
A City at War
Jane Ciabattari
July 26, 2010
To make any sort of profit, the winemaker has to buy low-quality grapes in bulk and mass-produce the stuff.
The Great Wine Cover-up
Keith Wallace
August 18, 2009
If marketers are so desperate, why not choose to mass-produce celebrities who actually sell the baby pictures of their kids.
The Wretched Sasha and Malia Dolls
Lyric Winik
January 28, 2009

Historical Examples

James set up, in the starship's memory banks, a sequence to mass-produce instruction tapes and blueprints.
The Galaxy Primes
Edward Elmer Smith

British Dictionary definitions for mass-produce

mass-produce

verb

(tr) to manufacture (goods) to a standardized pattern on a large scale by means of extensive mechanization and division of labour

Derived Formsmass-produced, adjectivemass-producer, nounmass production, noun

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Word Origin and History for mass-produce

v.

1921, from mass (n.1) + produce (v.). Related: Mass-produced; mass-producing.

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Examples from the Web for mass-produce

Contemporary Examples

Once scientists figured out how to mass-produce it, the drug saved countless lives, and initiated the age of antibiotics.

The discovery of a way to mass-produce penicillin has personal resonance for Belfer.

To make any sort of profit, the winemaker has to buy low-quality grapes in bulk and mass-produce the stuff.

If marketers are so desperate, why not choose to mass-produce celebrities who actually sell the baby pictures of their kids.

Historical Examples

James set up, in the starship's memory banks, a sequence to mass-produce instruction tapes and blueprints.

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Word Origin and History for mass-produce

v.

Origin of mass-produce