produced; producing
1
: to offer to view or notice
2
: to give birth or rise to : yield
3
: to extend in length, area, or volume
produce a side of a triangle
4
: to make available for public exhibition or dissemination: such as
a
: to provide funding for
search for backers to produce the film
b
: to oversee the making of
will produce their new album
5
a
: to cause to have existence or to happen : bring about
b
: to give being, form, or shape to : make
especially
: manufacture
6
: to compose, create, or bring out by intellectual or physical effort
7
: to cause to accrue
: to bear, make, or yield something
pro·duce
ˈprō-(ˌ)düs
also
ˈprä-
-(ˌ)dyüs
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“Produce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/produce. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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