I. pro·duce prəˈdyüs, prōˈ- verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English (Scots dialect) producen, from Latin producere, from pro- forward + ducere to lead — more at pro- , tow
transitive verb
1. : to bring forward : lead forth : offer to view or notice : exhibit , show
the State Department produced the transcript — New Republic
required to produce his license for inspection — Priscilla Hughes
2. : to bring forth : give birth to : bear , generate , yield
the greatest scientist the world has produced — T.B.Costain
the rains produce a quick-growing and lush herbage — N.C.Wright
3. : to extend geometrically : prolong — used of a line, surface, or solid
produce the side of a triangle
4. : to introduce to the public : bring out as a dramatic production
five new plays which were produced — Current Biography
said she would like me to produce her in something — Mrs. Patrick Campbell
5. : to cause to have existence or to happen : bring about : originate
the sting … produces violent inflammation — Richard Semon
produced an indulgent smile — Edith Wharton
6. obsolete : advance , promote
7. : to compose, create, or bring out by intellectual or physical effort
produced a group of poems — Naomi Lewis
regularly produces articles and drawings — Current Biography
8.
a. : to give being, form, or shape to : make often from raw materials : manufacture
produced 5,002 cars in three years — American Guide Series: Michigan
b. : to make economically valuable : make or create so as to be available for satisfaction of human wants
9. : to cause to accrue : bring in as profit
money at interest produces an income
intransitive verb
: to bring forth a product or production : bear, make, or yield that which is according to nature or intention : grow, make, or furnish economically valuable products
labored literally day and night to produce — Vera M. Dean
Synonyms: see bear
II. prod·uce ˈpräˌd(y)üs, ˈprōˌ- noun
( -s )
1.
a.
(1) : something that is brought forth or yielded either naturally or as a result of effort and work
(2) : a result produced : consequence
the produce of … knowledge extends to the individual and to the community — Curt Stern
b. : the amount that is produced : yield
worth about twice as much as the annual produce of all English mines — T.B.Macaulay
2. : agricultural products (as fresh fruits and vegetables)
wagons bringing produce … from farms round about — Sidney Lovett
3. : the progeny usually of a female animal : offspring — distinguished from get
the produce of this fine mare includes the get of several leading stallions