- 1produce something to make things to be sold, especially in large quantities synonym manufacture a factory that produces microchips see mass-produce Thesaurusmake
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- create
- develop
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- generate
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- make to create or prepare something by combining materials or putting parts together; to cause something to exist or happen:She makes her own clothes. She made a good impression on the interviewer.
- do (somewhat informal) to make or prepare something, especially something artistic or something to eat:He did a beautiful drawing of a house. Who's doing the food for the party?
- create to make something exist or happen, especially something new that did not exist before:Scientists disagree about how the universe was created.
- Make is a more general word and is more often used for physical things: you would usually make a table/dress/cake but create jobs/wealth. You can use create for something physical in order to emphasize how original or unusual the object is:Try this new dish, created by our head chef.
- develop (used especially in business contexts) to think of and produce a new product:to develop new software
- produce to make things to be sold; to create something using skill:a factory that produces microchips
- generate to produce or create something, especially power, money, or ideas:to generate electricity Brainstorming is a good way of generating ideas.
- form [often passive] to make something from something else; to make something into something else:Rearrange the letters to form a new word. The chain is formed from 136 links.
- to make/create/develop/produce/generate/form something from/out of something
- to make/form something into something
- to make/produce wine/cheese
- to create/develop a new product
- to create/produce/generate income/profits/wealth
- to produce/generate electricity/heat/power
- goods
- commodity
- merchandise
- produce
- product a thing that is produced or grown, usually to be sold:to create/develop/launch a new product
- goods things that are produced to be sold:cotton/leather goods electrical/sporting goods
- commodity (economics) a product or raw material that can be bought and sold, especially between countries:rice, flour, and other basic commodities
- merchandise goods that are bought or sold; things that you can buy that are connected with or that advertise a particular event or organization:official Olympic merchandise
- Choose goods if the emphasis is on what the product is made of or what it is for:leather/household goods. Choose merchandise if the emphasis is less on the product itself and more on its brand or the fact of buying/selling it.
- produce things that have been grown or made, especially things connected with farming:We sell only fresh local produce.
- consumer/industrial products/goods/commodities
- household products/goods
- farm products/produce
- luxury products/goods/commodities
- to sell/market a product/goods/a commodity/merchandise/produce
- to export a product/goods/a commodity/merchandise
- to buy/purchase a product/goods/a commodity/merchandise/produce
make naturally - 2produce something to grow or make something as part of a natural process; to have a baby or young animal The region produces over 50% of the country's wheat. These shrubs produce bright red berries. Our cat produced kittens last week. Her duty was to produce an heir to the throne.
- 3produce something to create something, especially when skill is needed She produced a delicious meal out of a few leftovers. result/effect
- 4produce something to cause a particular result or effect synonym bring somethingabout A phone call to the manager produced the result she wanted. The drug produces a feeling of excitement. show/bring out
- 5produce something (from/out of something) to show something or make something appear from somewhere He produced a letter from his pocket. At the meeting the finance director produced the figures for the previous year. person
- 6produce somebody if a town, country, etc. produces someone with a particular skill or quality, the person comes from that town, country, etc. He is the greatest athlete this country has ever produced. movie/play
- 7produce something to be in charge of preparing a movie, play, etc. for the public to see She produced a TV series about adopted children. produce verbproducer nounproduction nounproductive adjective (≠unproductive)productively adverbproduct nounproduce noun
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NAmE//prəˈdus//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they produce he / she / it produces
past simple produced
-ing form producing
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