produce

produce

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pro‧duce¹ S1 W1 /prəˈdjuːs $ -ˈduːs/ verb [transitive]1.  CAUSE to cause a particular result or effect ⇨ product:
    New drugs are producing remarkable results.
    a rise in sea level produced by climatic change
    As a policy, it did not produce the desired effect.
2.  CREATE/MAKE to make, write etc something to be bought, used, or enjoyed by people ⇨ product, production:
    The factory produces an incredible 100 cars per hour.
    How did you manage to produce a meal so quickly? ⇨ mass-produced
3.  MAKE NATURALLY to grow something or make it naturally ⇨ product, production:
    This region produces the grapes used in champagne.
    Plants produce oxygen.
4.  SHOW if you produce an object, you bring it out or present it, so that people can see or consider it:
    When challenged, he produced a gun.
    They were unable to produce any statistics to verify their claims.
5.  PLAY/FILM if someone produces a film or play, they find the money for it and control the way it is made ⇨ producer:
    Costner produced and directed the film.
6.  BABY to give birth to a baby or young animals:
    An adult cat may produce kittens three times a year.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ make used about things you make yourself, or things that are made in a factory: Diane makes all her own clothes. | My camera was made in China.
   ▪ produce to make something in large quantities to be sold, or to make something as the result of a natural process: The factory produces high-quality steel. | Japan produces some of the most advanced mobile phones. | The pancreas is a gland in your body which produces hormones.
   ▪ create to make something new and original: Tarantino created a whole new style of films. | Many companies invest a lot of money in creating new products. | Potter was famous for creating characters such as ‘Peter Rabbit’. | This technique is used to create images of beautiful forests.
   ▪ manufacture to make machines, cars, equipment etc in factories: The company manufactures aircraft parts.
   ▪ mass-produce to make very large quantities of something in a factory: They developed a way to mass-produce the drug.
   ▪ develop to design and make something new over a period of time: In 1962, Enders developed an effective vaccine against measles. | The company is developing new anti-virus software.
   ▪ form to make something as the result of a natural process or chemical reaction: Hydrogen and oxygen combine to form water. | The research will help us understand how planets are formed.
   ▪ generate to make something such as heat, electricity, or power: Wind can be used to generate electricity.

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prod‧uce² /ˈprɒdjuːs $ ˈproʊduːs/ noun [uncountable]food or other things that have been grown or produced on a farm to be sold
    agricultural/organic etc produce
    fresh local produce
    dairy produce British English (=milk, butter, cheese etc)
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + produce
   ▪ organic produce (=produced without artificial chemicals) There is increased demand for organic produce.
   ▪ agricultural/farm produce The government bought surplus agricultural produce from farmers.
   ▪ garden produce She had filled a basket with her garden produce.
   ▪ local produce Local produce is used wherever possible.
   ▪ fresh produce Wash all fresh produce before use.
   ▪ dairy produce British English (=milk, butter, cheese etc) Vitamin A can also be obtained from dairy produce and eggs.