produce

pro|duce1 [ prə`dus ] verb ***

▸ 1 make/grow something

▸ 2 cause something to happen

▸ 3 show/offer something

▸ 4 organize movie etc.

▸ 5 have baby/young animal

1. ) transitive to make or grow something, especially in large quantities and in order to be sold:

We are now producing the same quantity of goods with far fewer workers.

a ) used about things that are made by a natural process:

The body produces chemicals called endorphins to control the pain.

b ) used about people or things that develop in a place, or as a result of a process or system:

The region produces some of the best wine in France.

one of the best screenwriters this country has ever produced

c ) used about things that someone makes or designs using a lot of skill or effort:

He produced a series of outstanding tragic plays.

2. ) transitive to cause something to happen:

I managed to produce the opposite effect from the one I had intended.

Efforts to produce a consensus among the member states ended in failure.

produce results: Other options will be considered if the talks fail to produce results.

3. ) transitive to show or offer something so that it can be examined or used by someone else:

They produced very little evidence to support their argument.

produce something from something: Rachel produced a map from her inside pocket.

4. ) intransitive or transitive to organize the work and money involved in making a movie, play, television program, CD, etc.:

Steve McQueen produced and starred in The Getaway.

5. ) transitive FORMAL to have a baby or young animal:

Females generally produce their young in early summer.

produce

pro|duce 2 [ `prou,dus ] noun uncount *

fruit, vegetables, and other things that farmers grow:

dairy/farm/agricultural/organic produce

Local people come to the market each day to sell their produce.