produce

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   things that have been grown on a farm, including meats

   Lamb is one of the famous produce of Scotland.

2. 2
   noun

   fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market

   The produce was laid out for purchase in the market.

3. 3
   verb

   to come to have or undergo a change of physical features and attributes

   Hopefully this will produce the effect we wanted.

4. 4
   verb

   to create or manufacture a man-made product

   We produce more cars than we can sell.

5. 5
   verb

   to cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques

   The Bordeaux region produces great red wines.

6. 6
   verb

   to cause to happen, occur or exist

   This procedure produces a curious effect.

7. 7
   verb

   to bring out for display

   The proud parent produced many pictures of their baby.

8. 8
   verb

   to bring onto the market or release

   We produced a movie and would love for you to see it.

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”).