I. prə-ˈdüs, prō-, -ˈdyüs verb
( pro·duced ; pro·duc·ing )
Etymology: Middle English (Scots), from Latin producere, from pro- forward + ducere to lead — more at tow
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1. : to offer to view or notice
2. : to give birth or rise to : yield
3. : to extend in length, area, or volume
produce a side of a triangle
4. : to make available for public exhibition or dissemination: as
a. : to provide funding for
search for backers to produce the film
b. : to oversee the making of
will produce their new album
5.
a. : to cause to have existence or to happen : bring about
b. : to give being, form, or shape to : make ; especially : manufacture
6. : to compose, create, or bring out by intellectual or physical effort
7. : to cause to accrue
intransitive verb
: to bear, make, or yield something
• pro·duc·ible -ˈdü-sə-bəl, -ˈdyü- adjective
II. ˈprä-(ˌ)düs, ˈprō- also -(ˌ)dyüs noun
Date: 1695
1.
a. : something produced
b. : the amount produced : yield
2. : agricultural products and especially fresh fruits and vegetables as distinguished from grain and other staple crops
3. : the progeny usually of a female animal