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produce(2) (iou)



produce verb. LME.
[Latin producere, formed as PRO-1 + ducere to lead.]
verb trans. Bring forward or out, esp. for inspection or consideration, present to view or notice. LME.
E. Waugh He produced from under his coat a gardenia. C. P. Snow Milly produced these views with..satisfaction. A. MacLean From her..handbag she produced a set of..keys.
b. Introduce (a person or thing) to. Now spec. bring (a performer or performance) before the public (cf. sense 3e below). L16.
S. Johnson Hilarius..produced me to all his friends. P. Campbell He'd written a play...It was produced at the Abbey Theatre.
c. Bring into a specified condition. E17-M18.
verb trans. Extend in length; esp. (Geometry) extend or continue (a line). LME.
b. Extend in duration; prolong. E-M17.
verb trans. & intrans.
a. Bring (a thing) into existence; bring about, effect, cause, (an action, result, etc.). L15.
H. James The effect she produced upon people. I. Murdoch A thundersheet..when shaken produces a..rumbling noise. Gridiron Dorsey failed to produce so..Dawson was brought in.
b. Give birth to (offspring); (of a plant) bear (seed, fruit, etc.). L15.
c. Of a country, region, process, etc.: yield or supply (a commodity etc.). L16.
N. F. Dixon This planet is quite capable of producing enough food. Investors Chronicle 1,000 invested..would have produced only 3,483.
d. Compose, make, or bring into existence by mental or physical labour (a material object). M17.
H. Carpenter He..produced some of his best and most moving work.
e. Administer and supervise the making of (a play, film, broadcast, etc.); supervise the making of (a record), esp. by determining the overall sound. L19.