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Dictionary: pro·duce   (prə-dūs', -dyūs', prō-) pronunciation

v., -duced, -duc·ing, -duc·es.

v.tr.
  1. To bring forth; yield: a plant that produces pink flowers.
    1. To create by physical or mental effort: produce a tapestry; produce a poem.
    2. To manufacture: factories that produce cars and trucks.
  2. To cause to occur or exist; give rise to: chemicals that produce a noxious vapor when mixed.
  3. To bring forth; exhibit: reached into a pocket and produced a packet of matches; failed to produce an eyewitness to the crime.
  4. To supervise and finance the making and public presentation of: produce a stage play; produce a videotape.
  5. 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. (prŏdPRIMARY_STRESSūs, prōPRIMARY_STRESSdūs)
  1. Something produced; a product.
  2. 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.]

producible pro·duc'i·ble or pro·duce'a·ble adj.

SYNONYMS   produce, bear, 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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1. To make, fabricate, or bring forth something. For example, farmers produce wheat and corn. Automobile manufacturers produce cars.

2. Fruits and vegetables.

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verb

  1. To bring forth (a product): bear, give, yield. See rich/poor.
  2. To bring (a product or idea, for example) into being: develop, generate. See kin.
  3. To make as income or profit: bring in, clear, draw, earn, gain, gross, net2, pay, realize, repay, return, yield. See money.
  4. To form by artistic effort: compose, create, indite, write. See make/unmake.
  5. To create by forming, combining, or altering materials: assemble, build, construct, fabricate, fashion, forge1, frame, make, manufacture, mold, put together, shape. See make/unmake.
  6. To cause to come into existence: beget, breed, create, engender, father, hatch, make, originate, parent, procreate, sire, spawn. Idioms: givebirthriseto. See make/unmake.
  7. To make or become longer: draw out, elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, prolongate, protract, spin (out), stretch (out). See increase/decrease, long/short.

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v

Definition: cause, effect
Antonyms: result

v

Definition: generate, create
Antonyms: consume, destroy, ruin

v

Definition: put on a public performance
Antonyms: act, play


Law Encyclopedia: Produce
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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

As a noun, the product of natural growth, labor, or capital. Articles produced or grown from or on the soil, or found in the soil.

As a verb, to bring forward; to show or exhibit; to bring into view or notice; as, to present a play, including its presentation in motion pictures. To produce witnesses or documents at trial in obedience to a subpoena or to be compelled to produce materials subject to discovery rules.

To make, originate, or yield, as gasoline. To bring to the surface, as oil. To yield, as revenue. Thus, funds are produced by taxation, not when the tax is levied, but when the sums are collected.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To bring forth or make. Also: Fruit and vegetables.

pronunciation If we do not permit the Earth to produce beauty and joy, it will in the end not produce food either. — Joseph Wood Krutch (1893-1970)

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Produce on display at La Boqueria market in Barcelona, Spain.

Produce is a generalized term for a group of farm-produced goods, not limited to fruit and vegetables. More specifically, the term "produce" often implies that the products are fresh and generally in the same state as where they were harvested. In supermarkets the term is also used to refer to the section where fruit and vegetables are kept. Produce is the main product sold by greengrocers, farmers' markets, and fruit markets.

In some parts of the world, including the United States, produce is marked with small stickers bearing Price Look-Up codes. These four or five digit codes are a standardized system intended to aid checkout and inventory control in produce markets.

Seasonal Produce

Although in the United States most produce is available year-round, produce is at its best and cheapest in the season it is harvested. Seasonality of produce depends on the region. Below is a general list of seasonality for United States produce.

Spring fruits are apricots, pineapple, strawberries, and mango. Spring vegetables are peas (sugar snap and snow) and more delicate cabbages including mustard greens, baby lettuce, baby spinach and watercress. Also in season are artichoke, asparagus, avocado, new potatoes, rhubarb.

Summer fruits include some berries (blackberries, blueberries, raspberries) and stone fruit (nectarines, peaches, and plums) as well as melons. Summer vegetables include beets, corn, cucumber, eggplant, green beans, tomatoes and zucchini.

Autumn fruits includes apples, grapes, figs, pears, and pomegranates. Autumn vegetables include many cultivars of wild cabbage (broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, collards, endives, and kale). Root vegetables (garlic, ginger, parsnips, turnips and yams) and winter squash (acorn squash, butternut squash and pumpkins) are also in season. Corn is in season and peas, seasonal in spring, are also seasonal in late autumn.

Winter fruits include citrus (clementines, grapefruit, oranges, and lemons) and pomegranates. Winter vegetables include hardier cabbages (kale, leeks, raddicchio, and Brussels sprout). Also seasonal in winter are some root vegetables (rutabaga, turnips, and radishes) as well as winter squash.

Some produce, such as onions, lettuce and spinach, are seasonal year-round in some places.

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Translations: Produce
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - frembringe, fremstille, fremlægge, producere
v. intr. - yde, afstedkomme
n. - produkter

Nederlands (Dutch)
produceren, veroorzaken, voortbrengen, te voorschijn brengen, maken, samenstellen, opbrengen, groente, producten

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Agric, Ind) produire (à partir de), produire (biologiquement), produire (de l'électricité, de la chaleur), rapporter (des profits, des gains), produire (un artiste), produire (un passeport), fournir (un témoignage), (Cin, Mus, Radio, TV) produire, (GB, Théât) mettre (qch) en scène, préparer (un repas), mettre au point (qch), éditer (une brochure), (Sport) marquer (un but), obtenir (un résultat), (Math) prolonger (une ligne)
v. intr. - (Agric, Ind) produire (à partir de), engendrer, produire (biologiquement), donner naissance à, rapporter, (Art) produire
n. - produits

Deutsch (German)
n. - Produkte, Erzeugnisse, Ertrag
v. - bewirken, erzeugen, herbeiführen, liefern, herstellen, produzieren, inszenieren, hervorbringen, Ertrag bringen, vorzeigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γεωργικά προϊόντα, γεννήματα, παραγωγή
v. - παράγω, παρουσιάζω, εμφανίζω, επιδεικνύω, προσκομίζω, δείχνω, ανεβάζω, παρουσιάζω (έργο), κατασκευάζω, γεννώ, δημιουργώ, προκαλώ, προξενώ

Italiano (Italian)
provocare, sborsare, produrre, generare, rendere, figliare, frutta e verdura

Português (Portuguese)
n. - produto (m)
v. - produzir, criar, gerar, apresentar

Русский (Russian)
производить, вырабатывать, выпускать, создавать, предъявлять, ставить, производить потомство, продукция, урожай

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - producir, causar, ocasionar, pagar, generar, dirigir, presentar, mostrar, dar, parir
v. intr. - producir, dar productos, dar frutos
n. - productos, producción

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - avkastning, produkter, alster, produktion, varor
v. - framställa, frambringa, åstadkomma, uppföra, förlänga (geom.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
生产, 出产, 创作, 制造, 生育, 产品, 农产品

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 生產, 出產, 創作, 製造, 生育
v. intr. - 生產, 創作
n. - 產品, 農產品

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 산출하다, 생기게 하다
v. intr. - 만들어 내다, 산출하다
n. - 산출액, 농산물

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 生ずる, 製造する, 創作する, 生む, 引き起こす, 上演する, 呈示する, 出版する, 延長する, 産出する, 製作する, 取り出す, 生産する
n. - 生産額, 農産物

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نتاج, غله (فعل) ينتج, يخرج, يقدم للجمهور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ייצר, הפיק, שלף, הוציא, הראה, הציג, גרם, חולל, פרסם (יצירה), המשיך (קו)‬
v. intr. - ‮הצמיח, יצר, ילדה, המליטה‬
n. - ‮יבול, תוצרת, תוצר‬


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