produce

English Online Dictionary. What means produce‎? What does produce mean?

English

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.

Pronunciation

Verb

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: prədyo͞osʹ, IPA^(key): /pɹəˈdjuːs/, /pɹəˈd͡ʒuːs/
• (General American) enPR: prədo͞osʹ, IPA^(key): /pɹəˈdus/
• Hyphenation: pro‧duce
• Rhymes: -uːs

Noun

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: prŏd'yo͞os, IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɒdjuːs/, /ˈpɹɒd͡ʒuːs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹoʊ.dus/, /ˈpɹɑ.dus/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɑ.dus/
• Hyphenation: prod‧uce

Verb

produce (third-person singular simple present produces, present participle producing, simple past and past participle produced)

1. (transitive) To bring forth, to yield, make, manufacture, or otherwise generate.

   Synonyms: make, generate, yield, create; see also Thesaurus:create

   Antonyms: destroy, ruin
2. (intransitive) To make or yield something.
3. (transitive) To make (a thing) available to a person, an authority, etc.; to provide for inspection.

   Synonyms: present, offer
4. (transitive, media) To sponsor and present (a motion picture, etc) to an audience or to the public.
5. (mathematics) To extend an area, or lengthen a line.

6. (obsolete) To draw out; to extend; to lengthen or prolong.
7. (music) To alter using technology, as opposed to simply performing.

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Noun

produce (uncountable)

1. That which is produced.

   Synonyms: output, proceeds, product, yield

3. Harvested agricultural goods collectively, especially vegetables and fruit, but possibly including eggs, dairy products and meat; the saleable food products of farms.
4. Offspring.
5. (Australia) Livestock and pet food supplies.

Usage notes

Frequently used in the collocation produce aisle, since c. 1960, specifically in the sense “fruits and vegetables”.

Hypernyms

• (items produced): output, products

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References

Further reading

• “produce”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “produce”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “produce”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• crouped

Galician

Verb

produce

1. inflection of producir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Interlingua

Verb

produce

1. present of producer
2. imperative of producer

Italian

Verb

produce

1. third-person singular present indicative of produrre

Anagrams

• perduco

Latin

Verb

prōdūce

1. second-person singular present active imperative of prōdūcō

Noun

prōduce

1. ablative singular of prōdux

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōdūcere, French produire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [proˈdu.tʃe]

Verb

a produce (third-person singular present produce, past participle produs) 3rd conjugation

1. (transitive) to produce

Conjugation

Derived terms

• producător
• producere
• produs

Related terms

• producție

Further reading

• “produce”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

Spanish

Verb

produce

1. inflection of producir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative