produce

1 of 2

verb

produced; producing

transitive verb

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

intransitive verb

: to bear, make, or yield something
producible adjective
1
a
: something produced
b
: the amount produced : yield
2
: agricultural products and especially fresh fruits and vegetables as distinguished from grain and other staple crops
3
: the progeny usually of a female animal

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.
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Verb
The show was produced with roughly $20 million, which for a six-part series financed without a streamer, is considered a very large budget by Europe’s standards. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 23 Mar. 2025 Financial Conditions The Chicago Fed produces the National Financial Conditions Index (NFCI) weekly. Bill Stone, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
In the book, Stewart shares advice on topics such as growing produce and arranging flowers. Npr Staff, NPR, 22 Mar. 2025 Instead of silence, there is conversation over fresh produce. Barbara Wittmann, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for produce

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English (Scots), from Latin producere, from pro- forward + ducere to lead — more at tow entry 1

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

1657, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of produce was in the 15th century

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Cite this Entry

“Produce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/produce. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

produce

1 of 2 verb
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
1
: something produced
2
: fresh fruits and vegetables

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