I. pro ‧ duce 1 S1 W1 /prəˈdjuːs $ -ˈduːs/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ produce , ↑ producer , ↑ product , ↑ production , ↑ reproduction , ↑ productivity ; adjective : ↑ productive ≠ ↑ unproductive , ↑ counterproductive , ↑ reproductive , ↑ reproducible ; verb : ↑ produce , ↑ reproduce ; adverb : ↑ productively ]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: producere , from ducere 'to lead' ]
1 . CAUSE to cause a particular result or effect ⇨ product :
New drugs are producing remarkable results.
a rise in sea level produced by climatic change
As a policy, it did not produce the desired effect.
2 . CREATE/MAKE to make, write etc something to be bought, used, or enjoyed by people ⇨ product , production :
The factory produces an incredible 100 cars per hour.
How did you manage to produce a meal so quickly?
⇨ ↑ mass-produced
3 . MAKE NATURALLY to grow something or make it naturally ⇨ product , production :
This region produces the grapes used in champagne.
Plants produce oxygen.
4 . SHOW if you produce an object, you bring it out or present it, so that people can see or consider it:
When challenged, he produced a gun.
They were unable to produce any statistics to verify their claims.
5 . PLAY/FILM if someone produces a film or play, they find the money for it and control the way it is made ⇨ producer :
Costner produced and directed the film.
6 . BABY to give birth to a baby or young animals:
An adult cat may produce kittens three times a year.
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THESAURUS
▪ make used about things you make yourself, or things that are made in a factory:
Diane makes all her own clothes.
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My camera was made in China.
▪ produce to make something in large quantities to be sold, or to make something as the result of a natural process:
The factory produces high-quality steel.
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Japan produces some of the most advanced mobile phones.
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The pancreas is a gland in your body which produces hormones.
▪ create to make something new and original:
Tarantino created a whole new style of films.
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Many companies invest a lot of money in creating new products.
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Potter was famous for creating characters such as ‘Peter Rabbit’.
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This technique is used to create images of beautiful forests.
▪ manufacture to make machines, cars, equipment etc in factories:
The company manufactures aircraft parts.
▪ mass-produce to make very large quantities of something in a factory:
They developed a way to mass-produce the drug.
▪ develop to design and make something new over a period of time:
In 1962, Enders developed an effective vaccine against measles.
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The company is developing new anti-virus software.
▪ form to make something as the result of a natural process or chemical reaction:
Hydrogen and oxygen combine to form water.
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The research will help us understand how planets are formed.
▪ generate to make something such as heat, electricity, or power:
Wind can be used to generate electricity.
II. prod ‧ uce 2 /ˈprɒdjuːs $ ˈproʊduːs/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ produce , ↑ producer , ↑ product , ↑ production , ↑ reproduction , ↑ productivity ; adjective : ↑ productive ≠ ↑ unproductive , ↑ counterproductive , ↑ reproductive , ↑ reproducible ; verb : ↑ produce , ↑ reproduce ; adverb : ↑ productively ]
food or other things that have been grown or produced on a farm to be sold
agricultural/organic etc produce
fresh local produce
dairy produce British English (=milk, butter, cheese etc)
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COLLOCATIONS
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + produce
▪ organic produce (=produced without artificial chemicals)
There is increased demand for organic produce.
▪ agricultural/farm produce
The government bought surplus agricultural produce from farmers.
▪ garden produce
She had filled a basket with her garden produce.
▪ local produce
Local produce is used wherever possible.
▪ fresh produce
Wash all fresh produce before use.
▪ dairy produce British English (=milk, butter, cheese etc)
Vitamin A can also be obtained from dairy produce and eggs.