produce

1 of 2

verb

pro·​duce prə-ˈdüs 

prō-,

-ˈdyüs

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

prə-ˈdü-sə-bəl 

prō-

-ˈdyü-

adjective

produce

2 of 2

noun

pro·​duce ˈprō-(ˌ)düs 

also

ˈprä- 

-(ˌ)dyüs

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

Synonyms

Verb

• beget
• breed
• bring
• bring about
• bring on
• catalyze
• cause
• create
• do
• draw on
• effect
• effectuate
• engender
• generate
• induce
• invoke
• make
• occasion
• prompt
• result (in)
• spawn
• translate (into)
• work
• yield

Noun

• affair
• fruit
• handiwork
• labor
• output
• product
• production
• thing
• work
• yield

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

This diversity makes mezcal a deeply regional and artisanal product, closely tied to the land and the people who produce it. —Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025

Rebecca Durbin is producing, while the executive producer credits are shared by Damien Timmer, Sheena Bucktowonsing, James Prichard, Danielle Scott-Haughton, Robert Schildhouse, Stephen Nye and Jon Farrar. —Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025

Noun

Pfeiffer, author Thorpe and Eva Anderson also executive produce. —Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2025

The hotel’s use of the rooftop garden and beehives to get fresh produce for the culinary team and ingredients for spa treatments. —Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 28 Feb. 2025

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

Phrases Containing produce

• co-produce
• mass-produce

Rhymes for produce

• abstruse
• abuse
• adduce
• atreus
• caboose
• cayuse
• conduce
• deduce
• diffuse
• disuse
• excuse
• footloose

Kids Definition

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

producible

-ˈd(y)ü-sə-bəl 

adjective

produce

2 of 2 noun

pro·​duce ˈpräd-(ˌ)üs  ˈprōd- 

 also  -(ˌ)yüs

1

: something produced

2

: fresh fruits and vegetables