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to produce

to produce

480 3.0
To grow plants or crops for food
  • verb
  • /ˈprɒdjuːs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cultivar
  • In 2008, inland capture fisheries produced an estimated 10 million metric tons of fish and crustaceans.
  • produce crops
  • produce food
  • produce plants

Well, that produces a third of our crops.

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Examples

  • And when those tomato plants start producing, I'll come for free samples.

    The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

  • Farmers in this region produce a variety of crops, including tomatoes and corn.

  • When it comes to producing animals for food.

    Rich Roll

  • This little node produces a whole new plant.

  • The cows eat the grass, they produce milk, we drink the milk.

  • The processing companies work closely with farmers who produce most dark leaf under contract.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Only Russia and the United States produce volumes comparable to Saudi Arabia's.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Using irrigation water from Andean snowmelt, growers produce Mediterranean crops in this semiarid environment.

    Academic text (2011)

  • With the right techniques, you can produce more fruits and vegetables in your garden.

  • The advanced technology used helps local farmers produce higher quality grains.

Synonyms

to raise
vsto produce
∞ 1.4

To care for and help a child, animal, or plant grow

is used for agriculture with added technical improvement focus
to grow
vsto produce
801 1.0

Plant and care for crops or plants for food

uses advanced techniques to boost quality and yield
to farm
vsto produce
42 1.0

To grow crops or raise animals for food

is focused on applying specialised methods to improve yields
to cultivate
vsto produce
38 4.0

To prepare land for growing crops

is about technical steps that improve crop output

Antonyms

to destroy
∞ 1.0

Damage something so badly that it cannot be used or fixed

neglect
100 3.5

Not caring for someone or something that needs care

Phrasal Verbs

to mass-produce
8 3.5

To make large amounts of goods using machines and the same steps

Compounds

fresh produce
9 1.0

Fruits and vegetables that are picked recently and not processed

local produce
3 2.2

Food that is grown or made nearby, like fresh fruit and vegetables

How Productive

to produce
  • Specialized
480 3.0
to grow
801 1.0
to cultivate
38 4.0
to tend
174 1.0

Surface Forms

produce infinitive
produced past
produced past participle
producing present participle
produces third person singular

Etymology

Produce (verb: cultivate) is closely tied to product, meaning something made, and so it came to mean what farmers 'make' from the land. That is why to produce crops or wine is to grow and prepare them for sale.