produced; producing
1
: to offer to view or notice
2
: to give birth or rise to : yield
3
: to extend in length, area, or volume
produce a side of a triangle
4
: to make available for public exhibition or dissemination: such as
a
: to provide funding for
search for backers to produce the film
b
: to oversee the making of
will produce their new album
5
a
: to cause to have existence or to happen : bring about
b
: to give being, form, or shape to : make
especially
: manufacture
6
: to compose, create, or bring out by intellectual or physical effort
7
: to cause to accrue
: to bear, make, or yield something
pro·duce
ˈprō-(ˌ)düs 
also
ˈprä-
-(ˌ)dyüs
Synonyms
Examples of produce in a Sentence
Verb
Thousands of cars are produced here each year.
The tree produces good fruit.
Honey is produced by bees.
twins produced from a single egg
The insect bite produced a rash.
His suggestion produced the desired results.
The region produces large amounts of cotton and tobacco.
The college has produced some well-known scientists.
Noun
a book that was the produce of a lifetime of study on the subject
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Oren Peleg, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
Jobs, who had dropped out of Reed, worked at the orchard, helping to produce cider.
—Vince Beiser, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2024
Selome Hailu, Variety, 19 Aug. 2024
Every Saturday morning, Railroad Park is the place to go for fresh produce, handcrafted goods, and great company.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2024
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Verb
To come up with the concept album, Kahn had recruited Jónsi Birgisson, the front man of the Icelandic avant-garde rock band Sigur Rós; Paul Corley, a composer who produces the band; and C. J. Baran, a songwriter and producer who works with Carly Rae Jepsen.
—Oren Peleg, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
Jobs, who had dropped out of Reed, worked at the orchard, helping to produce cider.
—Vince Beiser, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2024
Noun
Liz Heldens and Daniel Thomsen serve as co-showrunners, and executive produce alongside Slaughter, Oly Obst, Howard Deutch, Ellen Marie Blum and Ramón Rodriguez.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 19 Aug. 2024
Every Saturday morning, Railroad Park is the place to go for fresh produce, handcrafted goods, and great company.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2024
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produce
1 of 2 verb
pro·duce
prə-ˈd(y)üs
produced; producing
1
: to bring to view : exhibit
produce evidence
produced a permit when asked
2
: to give birth or rise to
a tree producing good fruit
the offspring an insect can produce
3
: to prepare to present to the public
produce a play
4
: to cause to be or happen : bring about
the insect bite produced a rash
this will produce results
5
a
: to bring something out by work
produced a magazine article
b
: manufacture entry 2 sense 2
a factory producing steel
produce
2 of 2 noun
pro·duce
ˈpräd-(ˌ)üs
ˈprōd-
ˈprōd-
also -(ˌ)yüs
1
: something produced
2
: fresh fruits and vegetables
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