English Explanatory Dictionary

produce

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To bring forth, to yield, make, manufacture, or otherwise generate.
  2. To make or yield something.
  3. To make (a thing) available to a person, an authority, etc.; to provide for inspection.
  4. To sponsor and present (a motion picture, etc) to an audience or to the public.
  5. To extend an area, or lengthen a line.
  6. To draw out; to extend; to lengthen or prolong.
  7. To alter using technology, as opposed to simply performing.
noun
  1. That which is produced.
  2. Harvested agricultural goods collectively, especially vegetables and fruit, but possibly including eggs, dairy products and meat; the saleable food products of farms.
  3. Offspring.
  4. Livestock and pet food supplies.

Pronunciation

/pɹəˈd͡ʒuːs/ prədyo͞osʹ /pɹəˈdjuːs/ /pɹəˈdus/ prədo͞osʹ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-produce.wav en-us-produce-verb.ogg en-au-produce.ogg /ˈpɹɒd͡ʒuːs/ prŏd'yo͞os /ˈpɹɒdjuːs/ /ˈpɹoʊ.dus/ /ˈpɹɑ.dus/ en-us-produce-noun.ogg en-ca-produce-noun.ogg

Word forms

produce produces producing produced

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcōder. Middle English produce English produce From Middle English produce, from Latin prōdūcō (“to lead forth”), from prō- (“forth, forward”) + dūcō (“to lead, bring”).

Synonyms

make generate yield create bring forth cause contrive develop engender evolve gin up innate form forthbring produce spawn present offer output proceeds product

Antonyms

destroy ruin

Related words

producer producible product production productive

Derived words

coproduce executive produce exec-produce handproduce hyperproduce interproduce mass-produce misproduce outproduce overproduce preproduce producement reproduce underproduce bioproduce produce broker produce race
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