PRODUCE

produce, green goods, green groceries, garden truck

(noun) fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market

grow, develop, produce, get, acquire

(verb) come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); “He grew a beard”; “The patient developed abdominal pains”; “I got funny spots all over my body”; “Well-developed breasts”

produce, make, create

(verb) create or manufacture a man-made product; “We produce more cars than we can sell”; “The company has been making toys for two centuries”

grow, raise, farm, produce

(verb) cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; “The Bordeaux region produces great red wines”; “They produce good ham in Parma”; “We grow wheat here”; “We raise hogs here”

produce, bring forth

(verb) bring forth or yield; “The tree would not produce fruit”

produce, bring about, give rise

(verb) cause to happen, occur or exist; “This procedure produces a curious effect”; “The new law gave rise to many complaints”; “These chemicals produce a noxious vapor”; “the new President must bring about a change in the health care system”

produce, bring forth

(verb) bring out for display; “The proud father produced many pictures of his baby”; “The accused brought forth a letter in court that he claims exonerates him”

produce, bring on, bring out

(verb) bring onto the market or release; “produce a movie”; “bring out a book”; “produce a new play”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Verb

produce (third-person singular simple present produces, present participle producing, simple past and past participle produced)

(transitive) To yield, make or manufacture; to generate.

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

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

(mathematics) To extend an area, or lengthen a line.

(obsolete) To draw out; to extend; to lengthen or prolong.

(music) To alter using technology, as opposed to simply performing.

Synonyms

• (To yield, make or manufacture; to generate): bring forth, come up with

Antonyms

• (to make or manufacture): destroy, ruin

Etymology 2

From the verb.

Noun

produce (uncountable)

That which is produced.

Synonyms: output, proceeds, product, yield

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

Offspring.

(Australia) Livestock and pet food supplies.

Usage notes

Frequently used in the collocation produce aisle, since c. 1960, specifically in the sense “fruits and vegetables”.

Hypernyms

• (items produced): output, products

Anagrams

• crouped

Source: Wiktionary

Pro*duce", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Produced; p. pr. & vb. n. Producing.] Etym: [L. producere, productum, to bring forward, beget, produce; pro forward, forth + ducere to lead. See Duke.]

1. To bring forward; to lead forth; to offer to view or notice; to exhibit; to show; as, to produce a witness or evidence in court. Produce your cause, saith the Lord. Isa. xli. 21. Your parents did not produce you much into the world. Swift.

2. To bring forth, as young, or as a natural product or growth; to give birth to; to bear; to generate; to propagate; to yield; to furnish; as, the earth produces grass; trees produce fruit; the clouds produce rain. This soil produces all sorts of palm trees. Sandys. [They] produce prodigious births of body or mind. Milton. The greatest jurist his country had produced. Macaulay.

3. To cause to be or to happen; to originate, as an effect or result; to bring about; as, disease produces pain; vice produces misery.

4. To give being or form to; to manufacture; to make; as, a manufacturer produces excellent wares.

5. To yield or furnish; to gain; as, money at interest produces an income; capital produces profit.

6. To draw out; to extend; to lengthen; to prolong; as, to produce a man's life to threescore. Sir T. Browne.

7. (Geom.)

Definition: To extend; -- applied to a line, surface, or solid; as, to produce a side of a triangle.

Pro*duce", v. i.

Definition: To yield or furnish appropriate offspring, crops, effects, consequences, or results.

Prod"uce, n.

Definition: That which is produced, brought forth, or yielded; product; yield; proceeds; result of labor, especially of agricultural labors; hence, specifically, agricultural products.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition