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to mass-produce

to mass-produce

8 3.5
To make large amounts of goods using machines and the same steps
  • phrasal verb
  • /mæs prəˈduːs/
translation icon : producción en masa
  • They decided to mass-produce the toy to meet the increasing demand during the holiday season.
  • mass-produced photovoltaic cells
  • mass-produced product, mass-marketed
  • need to mass-produce

But it's I'm much more concerned about people mass producing such things.

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Examples

  • Ownership of the automobile exploded when Ford mass-produced the Model T with such efficiency that it was affordable to the middle class.

    Academic text (2012)

  • I realize this and am glad Eli Lilly found a way to mass-produce insulin.

    Blog text (1)

  • Are we at that point now where you guys are able to mass produce this?

  • So my point of view comes from that working in the in the industry, thinking about designing clothes to be mass produced and sold.

    Zoe Hong

  • The defendant intended to mass produce cars.

    Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)

  • You can mass produce at this quality and still meet... ...our deadline?

    Short Circuit 2 (1988)

  • I'm gonna be mass producing your products now.

    Like a Boss (2020)

  • We need to mass-produce this and send it back.

    The Tomorrow War (2021)

  • You can start mass producing what used to be a handicraft.

    Time to Choose (2015)

  • A recent report concluded that fuel cell cars, if mass produced, may have initial costs comparable to those for internal combustion cars.

    Academic text (1994)

Synonyms

to manufacture
vsto mass-produce
162 3.3

To make many things using machines

emphasizes regular, standardized processes rather than just machine use

Antonyms

to customize
  • US
65 3.7

Change something so it fits a person's needs or wants

to handcraft
17 3.7

To make something by hand with skill and care

How Many

to mass-produce
8 3.5
manufacture
33 3.7
to produce
∞ 2.0
to make
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

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

Morphology

mass-produce = mass + produce (transparent) = mass + produce

A regular compound whose meaning ('to produce in large quantities') is directly inferable from 'mass' + 'produce'.

Etymology

Mass-produce comes from mass- meaning 'large amount' and produce meaning 'to make'. Picture a factory using machines to make many copies at once, and that is exactly what it means to mass-produce: to make goods in very large numbers.