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to produce

to produce

2.0
To make something, often in large amounts for sale
  • verb
  • /prəˈduːs/
translation icon : producir
  • When all three skulls are united, they will produce a force more powerful than any army on earth.
  • produce results
  • produce effects
  • produce electricity

So, but how long would it take to produce an Earth planet?

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Examples

  • But would more spending and larger temporary tax cuts have produced a significantly different result?

    Academic text (2011)
  • Children under the age of 5 years are generally unable to produce reliable, reproducible readings.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Freedom meant being able to produce your own means of support.

  • How does a brain produce a lot of value?

  • If those negotiations are conducted seriously, they can produce such an agreement within 12 months.

    Academic text (2011)
  • My generation hasn't produced anything like him.

  • Specifically, students learned to produce and represent functions such as y = mx + b.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Yet there are substantial reasons to hope that it will instead produce something flourishing and beneficial.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Atari's success and brand loyalty was so strong, they were able to produce games as cheaply and quickly as possible.

  • The new policy will help us produce more renewable energy for the community.

Synonyms

to make
vsto produce
1.0

To cause something to happen or be in a certain state

covers both creating and simply causing things to exist or happen
to create
vsto produce
1.0

To make something new that does not exist yet

is a broader term for causing things to exist or happen
to form
vsto produce
598 1.0

To create a group or organization

is broader and applies to creating objects, events, and causes
to generate
vsto produce
537 3.2

To make something that did not exist before

is more general, covering any causing or bringing into existence
to bring about
vsto produce
203 3.0

To make something happen

is broader, also including creating objects or results, not only events
to yield
vsto produce
183 3.6

To produce something, often a profit or result

is more general and not limited to outcomes such as profit
to make for
vsto produce
119 3.7

Help to cause something to happen

is the general act of causing or creating without implying help
to give rise
vsto produce
  • Formal
49 3.5

Make something happen

is the general action of causing or bringing things into being
to give birth
vsto produce
35 3.0

To cause a new idea or movement to begin

is a wider term that covers originating as well as causing generally
to turn out
vsto produce
17 3.5

To produce many things quickly, often using machines

is not limited to mass or mechanical production and is more general
to bring forth
vsto produce
16 4.1

To produce or show something new for others to use

is the neutral general action of causing existence or occurrence

Antonyms

1.0

Damage something so badly that it cannot be used or fixed

324 3.6

To stop or come to an end

Phrasal Verbs

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

Compounds

Fruits and vegetables that are picked recently and not processed

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

How Much

to generate
537 3.2
to produce
2.0
to create
1.0
to make
1.0

Surface Forms

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

Etymology

Produce (verb: make or cause) comes from pro- 'forward' and ducere 'to lead', meaning to bring something into being. So to produce is to make or cause something to happen or exist.