# produce

Pronunciation: US say "pruh-DOOS" /pɹəˈdus/; UK say "pruh-JOOS" /pɹəˈd͡ʒuːs/

## Verb

1. To make, grow, manufacture or otherwise bring something into existence; to yield output.
   - Simple: To make or grow something, or to give a supply of something, like crops, goods or energy.
   - _These farms produce most of the region's grain._
   - _The reaction produces heat and a small amount of gas._
2. To bring about a particular outcome, effect, or response.
   - Simple: To make something happen, such as a result or a feeling.
   - _Small changes in the recipe can produce very different results._
   - _In the trial, the new drug produced no serious side effects in most patients._
4. To sponsor, finance, and present a film, show, or similar work to an audience or the public.
   - Simple: To pay for and arrange the making of a movie, show, or recording.
   - _An independent company produced the festival's opening film._
   - _They produce both television series and feature films._
5. To make something available for inspection, or to hand it over to a person or authority.
   - Simple: To show or hand over something so others can look at it or check it.
   - _Drivers must produce a valid license when stopped by police._
   - _He produced the signed contract as evidence._
6. To shape or alter recorded sound using studio technology, rather than merely performing it.
   - Simple: To shape a recording's sound using studio technology instead of just playing it.
   - _The band produced their latest album themselves._
   - _Many young artists now produce entire records on their laptops._
8. To extend a line or area, drawing it out to a greater length.
   - Simple: To make a line or shape longer by extending it further.
   - _Produce the base until it intersects the perpendicular._
   - _The diagram shows side AB produced to point D._

## Noun

Pronunciation: US say "PROH-doos" /ˈpɹoʊ.dus/; UK say "PRO-joos" /ˈpɹɒd͡ʒuːs/

3. Harvested farm goods sold as food, especially fruits and vegetables, but sometimes including eggs, dairy, and meat.
   - Simple: Food grown or raised on farms, especially fresh fruits and vegetables.
   - _Local produce filled the market stalls at dawn._
   - _Restaurants in the area source their produce directly from nearby growers._
7. The total output of any process or activity, such as what a mine, a factory, or a piece of land yields, not only fresh fruit and vegetables.
   - Simple: The total amount made, grown, or obtained from a process or activity.
   - _The annual produce of the estate barely covered its expenses._
   - _For a century the mill ground the produce of every farm in the valley, from wheat to barley._
9. The offspring of an animal or person, considered collectively.
   - Simple: All the young born to one animal or person.
   - _The breeder recorded the produce of each mare in his ledger._
   - _The mare's produce has included three race winners, so her foals now sell for high prices._
10. Food for livestock and pets, sold as a category of goods. *(Australia)*
   - Simple: Food for farm animals and pets.
   - _The rural co-op stocks produce for sheep, pigs, and household pets._
   - _On the way home we stopped at the produce store for a bag of chook pellets and a bale of hay._

## Verb

11. To draw out or prolong something, making it last longer in time or extent. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To make something last longer or extend farther.

## Origin

Latin prōdūcō ("to lead forth") joined prō- ("forth, forward") and dūcō ("to lead, bring"); it reached English as Middle English produce. The noun comes from the verb.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/produce (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).