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v. pro·duced, pro·duc·ing, pro·duc·es v.tr. 1. To bring forth; yield: a plant that produces pink flowers. 2. a. To create by physical or mental effort: produce a tapestry; produce a poem. b. To manufacture: factories that produce cars and trucks. 3. To cause to occur or exist; give rise to: chemicals that produce a noxious vapor when mixed. 4. To bring forth; exhibit: reached into a pocket and produced a pack of matches; failed to produce an eyewitness to the crime. 5. To act or operate as producer for: produce a stage play; produce a video. 6. Mathematics To extend (an area or volume) or lengthen (a line). v.intr. 1. To make or yield products or a product: an apple tree that produces well. 2. To manufacture or create economic goods and services. n. (prŏds, prōds) Farm products, especially fresh fruits and vegetables, considered as a group. [Middle English producen, to proceed, extend, from Latin prōdūcere, to extend, bring forth : prō-, forward; see PRO-1 + dūcere, to lead; see deuk- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] pro·duci·ble, pro·ducea·ble adj. Synonyms: produce, bear1, yield These verbs mean to bring forth as a product: a mine that produces gold; a seed that finally bore fruit; a plant that yields a medicinal oil. |
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