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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The speed at which rivals move in to capture sales varies by the type of drug and how expensive it is to produce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
“Even still, the President has urged our defense contractors to constantly produce more made-in-America weapons, which are the best in the world,” she added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Chris Ashmore was commissioned to produce the artwork featuring seven-time world champion O'Sullivan for the back wall of the Spot On Snooker Club on Langsett Road.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The country has four ageing nuclear reactors, including the two at Beznau, which produce around a tenth of Switzerland's electricity demand.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Before the disaster, Fukushima was known as a lush farming area that supplied produce, dairy products, and seafood to the rest of Japan.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
They asked whether antitrust enforcement actually produces public benefit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The town, just a short drive from the capital, Pristina, produces almost all of the country's electricity by burning lignite, the lowest-quality and dirtiest coal, dug from nearby pits.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Employers want engineers who can use AI to move faster while also checking what it produces, Annavaram said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
So easy access to cheap prescription drugs in China is perhaps not that surprising given that it produces the vast majority of the world's pharmaceutical ingredients.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The movement produces what is known as seismic waves.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Mr. Cogger had spent a decade on his book; the duo produced their response in a matter of days, working until Mr. Wellington fell unconscious to the floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
He also produced those defining moments at crucial times, the first coming nine minutes into the second half with City leading 1-0 and Palace hoping to mount a recovery.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Erasca’s drug produced its first human data only this year, and RevMed is threatening patent litigation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Over time, that process produced the body arrangement familiar in modern insects.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
This was no cheap novelty, nothing mass produced in any factory.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
However, the panel split, with two members resigning and producing a separate report.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
“Many of the dishes contained what appeared to be live maggots and flies, producing an overwhelming stench.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Put plainly, this is not an organization particularly interested in producing girls who are incurious about the world beyond their own front doors.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
The researchers explored two possible routes for producing massive black hole seeds in the early Universe: direct collapse black holes and black holes formed through the collapse of supermassive Dark Stars.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
The three doctors focused on the parts of the human body capable of producing rapping sounds.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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