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   produce

   verb

   • 1. make or manufacture from components or raw materials: "the company have just produced a luxury version of the aircraft" Similar manufacturemakeconstructbuildfabricateput togetherassembleturn outbring outprocesscreatemass-produceinformal:churn out
   • ▪ (of a place or process) yield, grow, or supply: "the vineyards in the Val d'Or produce excellent wines" Similar yieldgrowgivesupplyprovidefurnishbearbring forth
   • ▪ create or form (something) as part of a physical, biological, or chemical process: "the plant produces blue flowers in late autumn"
   • ▪ make (something) using creative skills: "the garden where the artist produced many of his flower paintings" Similar createcomposeoriginatedevelopfashionturn out
   • 2. cause (a particular result or situation) to happen or exist: "no conventional drugs had produced any significant change" Similar give rise tobring aboutcauseoccasiongenerateengenderlead toresult ineffectinduceinitiatestartset offcontribute tomake forbe conducive tofosterpromoteprovokeprecipitatebreedspark offtriggerliterary:beget
   • 3. show or provide (something) for consideration, inspection, or use: "he produced a sheet of paper from his pocket" Similar presentofferproffershowdisplayexhibitpull outbring outdraw outfish outextractprovidefurnishadvanceput forwardbring forwardcome up withset forthbring to light
   • 4. administer the financial and managerial aspects of (a film or broadcast) or the staging of (a play, opera, etc.): "the video was produced and directed by film-maker Neil Campbell" Similar stageput onmountpresentput before the publicshowperform
   • ▪ supervise the making of (a musical recording), especially by determining the overall sound: "the album was produced by reggae master mixer Groucho Smykle"
   • 5. extend or continue (a line): dated "one side of the triangle was produced"

   noun

   • 1. agricultural and other natural products collectively: "dairy produce"
   • ▪ the result of a person's work or efforts: "the work was in some degree the produce of their joint efforts"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in produce (sense 3 of the verb)): from Latin producere, from pro- ‘forward’ + ducere ‘to lead’. Current noun senses date from the late 17th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. producibility noun
   • 2. producible adjective

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