English noun: produce | |||
1. | produce (food) fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market | ||
Synonyms | garden truck, green goods, green groceries | ||
Broader (hypernym) | food, solid food | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | eater, edible fruit, veg, vegetable, veggie | ||
English verb: produce | |||
1. | produce (creation) bring forth or yield | ||
Samples | The tree would not produce fruit. | ||
Synonyms | bring forth | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | create, make | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bear, birth, crank out, deliver, give birth, grind out, have, manufacture, sporulate | ||
2. | produce (creation) create or manufacture a man-made product | ||
Samples | We produce more cars than we can sell. The company has been making toys for two centuries. | ||
Examples | Sam and Sue produce the movie | ||
Synonyms | create, make | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bootleg, breed, burn, churn out, clap together, clap up, confect, custom-make, customise, customize, cut, dummy, dummy up, elaborate, extrude, fudge together, generate, generate, give, laminate, machine, make over, output, overproduce, preassemble, prefabricate, prefabricate, print, proof, publish, pulsate, pulse, put out, redo, refashion, remake, render, reproduce, return, slap together, smelt, squeeze out, tailor-make, throw together, turn out, underproduce, yield | ||
Verb group | create, make | ||
3. | produce (creation) cause to happen, occur or exist | ||
Samples | This procedure produces a curious effect. The new law gave rise to many complaints. These chemicals produce a noxious vapor. The new President must bring about a change in the health care system. | ||
Synonyms | bring about, give rise | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | create, make | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | induce, induct, lead, leave, result | ||
4. | produce (perception) bring out for display | ||
Samples | The proud father produced many pictures of his baby. The accused brought forth a letter in court that he claims exonerates him. | ||
Synonyms | bring forth | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | display, exhibit, expose | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | turn on | ||
5. | produce (creation) cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques | ||
Samples | The Bordeaux region produces great red wines. They produce good ham in Parma. We grow wheat here. We raise hogs here. | ||
Examples | They produce rye in the field | ||
Synonyms | farm, grow, raise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cultivate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | carry, keep, overproduce | ||
Domain category | agriculture, farming, husbandry | ||
6. | produce (perception) bring onto the market or release | ||
Samples | Produce a movie. Bring out a book. Produce a new play. | ||
Synonyms | bring on, bring out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | offer | ||
Cause | appear | ||
7. | produce (body) come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) | ||
Samples | He grew a beard. The patient developed abdominal pains. I got funny spots all over my body. Well-developed breasts. | ||
Synonyms | acquire, develop, get, grow | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cut, feather, fledge, get up, leaf, pod, pupate, regrow, spring, sprout, stock, stool, teethe, tiller, work up | ||
Verb group | acquire, develop, evolve | ||