produce

present (v1)

produce

past (v2)

produced

past participle (v3)

produced

present participle

producing

3rd person singular

produces

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

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

   • We discovered that they produce more than 2,000 megawatts from wind energy.
   • Many of these caterpillars have special glands that produce secretions which are very attractive to these ants.
   • He had wanted to produce a wheat that was more suited to Australian conditions and was drought- and disease-resistant.

2. 2.To make or yield something.

   • Now it is also my understanding, I believe I am correct in this, that either one or two other manufacturers did not produce this year, which also created a certain shortage.

3. 3.To make (a thing) available to a person, an authority, etc.; to provide for inspection.

   • It was necessary for the prisoner to produce a witness to prove his innocency.
   • The plaintiff alleges that he was unlawfully detained at the airport by state troopers and threatened with arrest unless he produced identification and his travel documents.
   • LDS security produced identification information, photographs, and videotape of an anti-Mormon preacher who they said called himself Emmanuel and was often seen around Temple Square, especially at conference time.

4. 4.To sponsor and present (a motion picture, etc) to an audience or to the public.

   • This beautifully produced film was introduced in 2003.
   • I was just talking with someone in Bowling Green, Ohio who might produce us.
   • In 1940, he co-wrote the script for Broken Strings, an independently produced film in which he starred as a concert violinist.

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.That which is produced.

2. 2.Harvested agricultural goods collectively, especially vegetables and fruit, but possibly including eggs, dairy products and meat; the saleable food products of farms.

   • A farm supervisor is employed to coordinate the planting and harvesting of produce by volunteers.
   • All fruits, vegetables, and dairy and poultry-yard produce are, in the Australian capitals, dear, and of very easy sale.

3. 3.Offspring.

4. 4.Livestock and pet food supplies.

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Word family

• pro
• producer
• production