produce

[ verb pruh-doos, -dyoos; noun prod-oos, -yoos, proh-doos, -dyoos ]
/ verb prəˈdus, -ˈdyus; noun ˈprɒd us, -yus, ˈproʊ dus, -dyus /

verb (used with object), pro·duced, pro·duc·ing.

verb (used without object), pro·duced, pro·duc·ing.

to create, bring forth, or yield offspring, products, etc.: Their mines are closed because they no longer produce.
Economics. to create economic value; bring crops, goods, etc., to a point at which they will command a price.

noun prod·uce [prod-oos, -yoos, proh-doos, -dyoos] /ˈprɒd us, -yus, ˈproʊ dus, -dyus/

Origin of produce

1375–1425; late Middle English producen < Latin prōdūcere to lead or bring forward, extend, prolong, produce, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + dūcere to lead

SYNONYMS FOR produce

1 generate, create.
5 afford.
7 show.

ANTONYMS FOR produce

1 destroy, ruin.
7 conceal.

synonym study for produce

13. See crop.

OTHER WORDS FROM produce

Words nearby produce

prodigy, prodomos, prodromal stage, prodrome, prodrug, produce, produce race, producer, producer gas, producer goods, product

British Dictionary definitions for outproduce

produce

verb (prəˈdjuːs)

noun (ˈprɒdjuːs)

anything that is produced; product
agricultural products regarded collectively farm produce

Derived forms of produce

producible, adjective producibility, noun

Word Origin for produce

C15: from Latin prōdūcere to bring forward, from pro- 1 + dūcere to lead