Produce

  • 21produce — 01. Most of the maple syrup [produced] in the world comes from the province of Quebec. 02. The [production] of lumber is a major contributor to the economy of this state. 03. Dr. Joyce Brothers once said, No matter how much pressure you feel at… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 22produce — noun / prɒdju:s/ products from farms and gardens, especially fruit and vegetables ● home produce ● agricultural produce ● farm produce ■ verb /prə dju:s/ 1. to bring something out and show it ● He produced documents to prove his claim. ● The… …

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  • 23produce — pro•duce v. [[t]prəˈdus, ˈdyus[/t]] n. [[t]ˈprɒd us, yus, ˈproʊ dus, dyus[/t]] v. duced, duc•ing, n. 1) to cause to exist; give rise to: to produce steam[/ex] 2) to bring into existence by intellectual or creative ability: to produce a great… …

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  • 24produce — {{11}}produce (n.) thing or things produced, 1690s, from PRODUCE (Cf. produce) (v.), and originally accented like it. Specific sense of agricultural productions (as distinguished from manufactured goods) is from 1745. {{12}}produce (v.) late 15c …

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  • 25produce — 1 verb 1 NATURALLY (T) to grow something or make it naturally: Canada produces high quality wheat. | The pancreas produces insulin in the body. | More sun produces riper grapes. 2 RESULT (T) to make something happen or develop, or have a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26produce — 1. verb 1) the company produces furniture Syn: manufacture, make, construct, build, fabricate, put together, assemble, turn out, create; mass produce; informal churn out 2) the vineyards produce excellent wines Syn …

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  • 27produce — 1. verb 1) the company produces furniture Syn: manufacture, make, construct, build, fabricate, put together, assemble, turn out, create, mass produce 2) the vineyards produce excellent wines Syn …

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  • 28produce*/*/*/ — [prəˈdjuːs] verb I 1) [T] to make or grow something We are now producing the same quantity of goods with far fewer workers.[/ex] The body produces chemicals to control the pain.[/ex] The region produces some of the best wine in France.[/ex] 2)… …

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  • 29produce — I. verb (produced; producing) Etymology: Middle English (Scots), from Latin producere, from pro forward + ducere to lead more at tow Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to offer to view or notice 2. to give birth or rise to ; yield …

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  • 30produce — verb (produced, producing) –verb (t) /prəˈdjus / (say pruh dyoohs) 1. to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam. 2. to bring into being by mental or physical labour, as a work of literature or art. 3. Economics to create… …