Definition of PRODUCE

produce

Noun

  • fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market
  • That which is produced.
  • Harvested agricultural goods collectively, especially vegetables and fruit, but possibly including eggs, dairy products and meat; the saleable food products of farms.
  • Offspring.
  • Livestock and pet food supplies.

Verb

Verb Forms: produced, producing, produces

  • To bring into existence; to create or generate.
  • bring forth or yield
    • "The tree would not produce fruit"
  • create or manufacture a man-made product
    • "We produce more cars than we can sell"
  • cause to happen, occur or exist
    • "This procedure produces a curious effect"
    • "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"
  • bring out for display
    • "The proud father produced many pictures of his baby"
  • cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
    • "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"
    • "They produce good ham in Parma"
  • bring onto the market or release
    • "produce a movie"
    • "produce a new play"
  • come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
  • To bring forth, to yield, make, manufacture, or otherwise generate.
  • To make or yield something.
  • To make (a thing) available to a person, an authority, etc.; to provide for inspection.
  • To sponsor and present (a motion picture, etc) to an audience or to the public.
  • To extend an area, or lengthen a line.
  • To draw out; to extend; to lengthen or prolong.
  • To alter using technology, as opposed to simply performing.

Examples

  • Every turn, players try to produce the highest-scoring word possible.
  • highly produced sound
  • to produce a side of a triangle

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English produce, from Latin prōdūcō (“to lead forth”), from prō- (“forth, forward”) + dūcō (“to lead, bring”). The noun is derived from the verb.

Synonyms

acquire, bring about, bring forth, bring on, bring out, create, develop, farm, garden truck, get, give rise, green goods, green groceries, grow, make, raise, cause, contrive, engender, form, forthbring, generate, gin up, innate, offer, output, present, proceeds, produce, product, spawn, yield

Antonyms

destroy, ruin

Scrabble Score: 12

produce: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
produce: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
produce: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

produce: valid Words With Friends Word