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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

The drones are fully electric and produce zero emissions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

Published Aug. 5 in Nature, the work could offer a way to address two separate environmental problems at once: the difficulty of recycling PVC and the need to produce valuable industrial lubricants more sustainably.

From Science Daily ● 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

Cherki made his impact under Guardiola last season, although there was always a feeling the mercurial signing from Lyon for a bargain £30m could produce more.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

“I will hunt extra hard so that I can produce miles and miles of web for you!”

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

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

This produces chronic inflammation in “every nook and cranny of the body” and increases the risk of diseases such as Alzheimer’s and cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 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

Man, the absolute master of what the world produces.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks

In 1974, Ike Turner produced Tina’s solo debut, “Tina Turns the Country On,” to broaden her fanbase beyond the R&B faithful.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

Synthetic melatonin is chemically identical to the hormone produced by the body.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026

The report commissioned by Apollo, which came to be known as the Dechert report for the law firm that produced it, dropped the bombshell that Black had actually paid Epstein $158 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 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

I dug through my bag, produced two knit coffee cup sleeves, and thrust them into his hands.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

“Many of the dishes contained what appeared to be live maggots and flies, producing an overwhelming stench.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

The team found that blocking TRPV4 with the antagonist prevented vanillin from producing these effects.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

"Since we've started producing the harm reduction messages, there's a lot more trust and confidence from the young people who are happier to engage with our volunteers," he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Those emissions are making our oceans hotter and our atmosphere able to hold more water, producing the ingredients for a really bad hurricane, no matter where it makes landfall, either Palm Beach or Pittsburgh.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

“I want milk,” complained the old man, but unfortunately none of the cows was producing at the moment.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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