produce

A2 Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /pɹəˈd͡ʒuːs/ See IPA manual

Freq #3374

Meanings

1

verb
To make or manufacture something.

The factory produces thousands of cars every year.
2

verb
To cause something to happen or exist.

The new medicine produced a rapid improvement in patients.
3

verb
To take something out and show it.

He produced a ticket from his coat pocket.
4

noun
Fresh fruit and vegetables grown to be sold.

The market sells local produce every Saturday.

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1 verb · to make or manufacture... make manufacture

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Forms producedproducesproducibleproducing

Derived forms bioproducecoproduceexec-producehandproducehyperproduceinterproducemass-producemisproduceoutproduceoverproducepreproduceproducement

Related forms producerproducibleproduct production productive

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcōder. Middle English produce English produce From Middle English produce, from Latin prōdūcō (“to lead forth”), from prō- (“forth, forward”) + dūcō (“to lead, bring”).

produce Middle English prōdūcō Latin

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# produce

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /pɹəˈd͡ʒuːs/
**Frequency rank:** 3374

## Meanings
1. To make or manufacture something.
2. To cause something to happen or exist.
3. To take something out and show it.
4. Fresh fruit and vegetables grown to be sold.

## Examples
- The factory produces thousands of cars every year.
- The new medicine produced a rapid improvement in patients.
- He produced a ticket from his coat pocket.
- The market sells local produce every Saturday.

## Derived Forms
- bioproduce
- coproduce
- exec-produce
- handproduce
- hyperproduce
- interproduce
- mass-produce
- misproduce
- outproduce
- overproduce
- preproduce
- producement

## Related Forms
- producer
- producible
- product
- production
- productive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: produce
- Root: prōdūcō
- Affix: pro- - forward

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcōder. Middle English produce English produce From Middle English produce, from Latin prōdūcō (“to lead forth”), from prō- (“forth, forward”) + dūcō (“to lead, bring”).

## AI Etymology
Produce comes from Middle English produce, from Latin prōdūcō (“to lead forth”), from prō- (“forth, forward”) + dūcō (“to lead, bring”). The historical chain includes produce (Middle English), prōdūcō (Latin). In present-day English it covers to make or manufacture something, to cause something to happen or exist, and to take something out and show it. The wider family includes derived forms such as bioproduce, coproduce, exec-produce, handproduce, hyperproduce and related forms such as producer, producible, product, production.

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process

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