mass-produce

[ mas-pruh-doos, -dyoos ]

/ ˈmæs prəˈdus, -ˈdyus /

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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.

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Origin of mass-produce

First recorded in 1920–25

OTHER WORDS FROM mass-produce

mass-pro·duc·er, nounmass-pro·duc·i·ble, adjective

Words nearby mass-produce

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How to use mass-produce in a sentence

Their bodies were later found incinerated and buried in mass graves outside of town.
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Beyond the huge American flag that hung over the street, the mile-long mass of cops ended.
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“The United States had gone to war declaring it must destroy an active weapons of mass destruction program,” the Times reported.
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He was then literally slapped around by the high priest, who pulled on his ears in an effort to produce tears.
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Google itself has taken a break and put plans for mass production on hold.
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He alludes to it as one of their evil customs and used by them to produce insensibility.
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Charred beams and blackened walls showed stark and gaunt in the glow of a smoldering mass of wreckage.
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The thought seemed to produce the dreaded object, for next moment a large hummock appeared right ahead.
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He is simply hearing every tone, knowing exactly what effect he wishes to produce and how to do it.
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But hitherto, before these new ideas began to spread in our community, the mass of men and women definitely settled down.
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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 forms of mass-produce

mass-produced, adjectivemass-producer, nounmass production, noun

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mass-produce

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

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British Dictionary definitions for mass-produce

verb

Derived forms of mass-produce