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
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
Example sentences from the Web for producing
British Dictionary definitions for producing
produce
verb (prəˈdjuːs)
noun (ˈprɒdjuːs)
anything that is produced; product
agricultural products regarded collectively
farm produce
Derived forms of produce
producible, adjective producibility, nounWord Origin for produce
C15: from Latin
prōdūcere to bring forward, from
pro-
1 +
dūcere to lead