Definition of produce in English:

1Make or manufacture from components or raw materials.

1. 1.1(of a place or process) yield, grow, or supply.
   ‘the vineyards in the Val d'Or produce excellent wines’
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   • ‘Most of the world's wine regions produce their own sparkling wines, though none, of course, is as famous as Champagne's.’
   • ‘At the extreme, the total farmed area could produce our total national energy requirement.’
   • ‘Although the biggest oil market in the world produces its own crude it is also a big importer from the Middle East and South America.’
   • ‘Employment and incomes are growing strongly as these regional centres produce for the national and global markets.’
   • ‘The teeming city of Jakarta produces an estimated 23,400 cubic meters of garbage per day.’
   • ‘It was confirmed in Brazil by the World Health Organisation in three outbreaks on farms producing the country's main species of Pacific white shrimp.’
   • ‘The region produces over 90 per cent of the world's rice supply.’
   • ‘No similar-sized community in any part of the world has produced such a wealth of literature.’
   • ‘The area is probably producing the most brookite from a quartz-crystal deposit at present, though it is hard to find any good ones for sale.’
   • ‘The porridge crop was less valuable than the cereal, and fallowing meant that at any one time one-third to one-half of all arable land was producing nothing.’
   • ‘On top of that, the district has produced some fine mineral specimens.’
   • ‘This locality has produced the largest and arguably the best quartz crystals from Michigan.’
   • ‘The towns produced everything from tempered steel and porcelain to cotton and leather goods.’
   • ‘Bradford University has helped academics in the region produce the highest number of spin-off companies in the country.’
   • ‘The Central Asian region produces 3/4 of the worlds heroin.’
   • ‘In a land producing the highest number of movies, anything about movies is news.’
   • ‘Because Malawi produces no manufactured goods for export, it has an agricultural economy.’
   • ‘If Lesotho is unable to produce its own raw materials, then it's bye-bye AGOA.’
   • ‘Instead of importing every item in exchange for oil, the government is intent on producing its own manufactured products.’
   • ‘Mr Moroko said sourcing raw materials for fabrics from Asia was costly hence the need for Africa to start producing its own raw materials.’
   Synonyms

   yield, grow, give, supply, provide, furnish, bear, bring forth

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2. 1.2Create or form (something) as part of a physical, biological, or chemical process.
   ‘the plant produces blue flowers in late autumn’
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   • ‘The chemical process that produces ozone can take a few hours so it tends to drift on the wind.’
   • ‘As a result, the standard biological healing process produces limited results.’
   • ‘That process produces plant material, nearly half of which is carbon.’
   • ‘In contrast, the process of extracting and producing biological pathogens, which are spontaneously generated in nature, is not nearly as demanding.’
   • ‘The process produces such key industrial chemicals as ethylene oxide, the simplest epoxide.’
   • ‘Other biological processes produce oxygen in large quantities on our planet, and again this is one of the earth's unique qualities.’
   • ‘That's because the chemicals used to produce a glossy finish create a uniform, smooth surface.’
   • ‘They work by mimicking the action of neurological chemicals, and plants produce them because they defend against herbivorous predators.’
   • ‘These are positive features on the contemporary sea floor produced by biological processes.’
   • ‘The Browns garden in a wildlife-friendly way, using very few chemicals, and producing their own garden compost and chippings.’
   • ‘Me, I'm happy to watch the oaks as they slowly unfold the last of their leaf canopy and begin the long process of producing a new crop of acorns.’
   • ‘The prostate is a walnut sized gland near the bladder which produces one of the components of semen.’
   • ‘The technique can monitor other pollutants including dust particles or nitrogen dioxide, a greenhouse gas that is produced in car exhaust.’
   • ‘A new technique for manufacturing identical bubbles produces foams that look more like crystals than soapsuds.’
   • ‘The enrichment of the lithospheric mantle could be produced by several processes.’
   • ‘Out of next to nothing, nature produces something.’
   • ‘The disintegration of the nucleus produces one alpha particle.’
   • ‘Cultivated silkworms grown in a controlled environment produce the finest silk fibers.’
   • ‘Igneous upwelling in the resultant space between the two continents produced the anomalously thick oceanic crust of the Caribbean Plate.’
   • ‘The interaction of these particles with the upper atmosphere produces the Aurora.’
3. 1.3Make (something) using creative skills.
   ‘the garden where the artist produced many of his flower paintings’
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   • ‘Entrants will be asked to use their creative skills to produce an eye-catching design to go on a promotional T-shirt.’
   • ‘It makes me feel good to be supporting creative artists who produce quality work.’
   • ‘You've got that creative talent, you produce the artistic goods, but what if no-one sees it or hears it?’
   • ‘He used his artistic skills to produce a calendar for the organisation last Christmas.’
   • ‘The original Japanese print of today - in which the artist alone conceives and produces the print - is the descendant of the creative print.’
   • ‘The creative ability of these artists to produce the music we love, combined with the time and energy they spend throughout that process is in itself priceless.’
   • ‘The book has been widely accepted in English classes with many students producing creative response pieces that beautifully detailed their involvement with the novel.’
   • ‘She explained how she became interested in pottery and adeptly showed her skill by producing a small vase.’
   • ‘Instead they combined their purchases with their own skill and time to produce the things that gave them satisfaction.’
   • ‘Do you think that bloggers will increase their research skills in order to produce their own form of journalism?’
   • ‘You see, rockers are creative guys and often produce their best work when there are emotional pressures in their lives.’
   • ‘Another great bit of the film was seeing how much effort and the type of skills are necessary to produce his works.’
   • ‘Several years ago Enterprise Ireland produced a 700,0000 euro plan detailing a radical over haul of the sector.’
   • ‘Along the same line, you need to look at the time commitment necessary based upon the plan to be produced.’
   • ‘Why not define a priori knowledge outright as knowledge which is produced by processes which do not involve perceptual mechanisms?’
   • ‘None of this bothers me; some of the worst dressers in the world have produced some of the best music.’
   • ‘In the following decade, it is said that Field produced his best and most confident portraits.’
   • ‘David deserves congratulation for combining two genres and, in the process, producing a serious study which is immensely enjoyable.’
   • ‘The process of producing the art work gives both pleasure and satisfaction whether spending a whole day painting one picture or taking a series of photos.’
   • ‘The process of producing a brick sculpture is very complicated.’
   Synonyms

   create, compose, originate, develop, fashion, turn out

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2Cause (a particular result or situation) to happen or exist.

3Show or provide (something) for consideration, inspection, or use.

4Administer the financial and managerial aspects of (a film or broadcast) or the staging of (a play, opera, etc.)

1. 4.1Supervise the making of (a musical recording), especially by determining the overall sound.
   ‘the album was produced by reggae master mixer Groucho Smykle’
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   • ‘Only the records that Timbaland has produced sound different.’
   • ‘Mick Jones has produced the two albums recorded by The Libertines, part of today's generation of angry young musicians.’
   • ‘The School are in the process of producing a CD which will contain original hymns to and about St. Attracta and prayers to her and an oral account of her life.’
   • ‘We have the equipment and skills to produce good music, but we are naïve as to how to get known within the industry.’
   • ‘The CD, produced in conjunction with Foxglove Records of Rawdon, features organ and classical favourites.’
   • ‘He was producing an album for me, "Got to Get You Into My Life," through Hugh's label.’

5Geometry
dated Extend or continue (a line)

1Agricultural and other natural products collectively.

1. 1.1The result of a person's work or efforts.
   ‘the work was in some degree the produce of their joint efforts’
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   • ‘Conservative philosophers will say that it is the right of each individual to keep the produce of his own efforts.’