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produce
has definitions from the fields of chemistry,food,agriculture
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[ verb ] bring forth or yield
Synonyms Examples : "The tree would not produce fruit" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)Daniel termed `` extremely conservative '' his estimate that it would produce 17 million dollars to help erase an anticipated deficit of 63 million dollars at the end of the current fiscal_year next Aug. 31 . (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)Then three consecutive pinch_hitters failed to produce . (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)If it 's true that contented cows give more milk , why should n't happy ball players produce more base_hits ? (The Christian Science Monitor,...)In some of the numbers the instrumental parts have even been recorded at different times and then later combined on the master tape to produce special_effects . (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)Representing as_it_did the efforts of only unauthorized individuals of the Roman and Anglican_Churches , and urging a communion of prayer unacceptable to Rome , this association produced little fruit , and , in_fact , was condemned by the Holy_Office in 1864 . Related terms |
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[ verb ] create or manufacture a man-made product
Examples : "We produce more cars than we can sell" "The company has been making toys for two centuries" Used in print (Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)If nothing is produced , there is no obligation to repay . (LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)A satisfactory cloud was produced even_though these nozzles were only about 5 per_cent efficient in producing an initial cloud in the size range of 1 to 5 microns . A satisfactory cloud was produced even_though these nozzles were only about 5 per_cent efficient in producing an initial cloud in the size range of 1 to 5 microns . In tularemia produced by aerosol exposure , one would not expect to find the classical ulcer of `` rabbit_fever '' on a finger . It is possible that certain mutational forms may be produced such_as antibiotic resistant strains . Related terms print render reproduce turn_out remake generate pulse laminate extrude custom-make output put_out clap_up breed machine smelt fudge_together overproduce churn_out confect prefabricate proof elaborate cut bootleg cut dummy underproduce prefabricate create merchandise product manufacturer devising creation brand |
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[ verb ] cause to occur or exist
Synonyms Examples : "This procedure produces a curious effect" "The new law gave rise to many complaints" "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor" Used in print (William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)It is not enough in accounting_for this feeling to analyze it into the wickedness of individual people added together to produce a cumulative effect . (High Fidelity, 11:10...)This absence of peaky highs and beefed-up bass not_only produces greater fidelity , but it eliminates listener fatigue . (E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)Since electrical stimulation of the posterior hypothalamus produces the effects of wakefulness while stimulation of the anterior hypothalamus induces sleep , it may be said that the reactivity of the whole organism is altered by a change in the autonomic reactivity of the hypothalamus . Although no drugs act exclusively on the hypothalamus or a part of it , there is sufficient specificity to distinguish drugs which shift the hypothalamic balance to the sympathetic side from those which produce a parasympathetic dominance . Important as these differences are , they should not obscure the basic fact that by shifting the hypothalamic balance sufficiently to the parasympathetic side , we produce depressions , whereas a shift in the opposite direction causes excitatory effects and , eventually , maniclike changes . |
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[ verb ] bring out for display
Synonyms Examples : "The proud father produced many pictures of his baby" "The accused brought forth a letter in court that he claims exonerates him" Used in print (James Boylan, "Mutinity"...)His chief discovery was important - the Great_North ( later , the Hudson ) River - but it produced no northwest passage . (U.S. Reports. Volume 364. Cases Adjudged in the...)There we held `` that the statutory scheme for review , within the selective_service_system , entitles [ conscientious_objectors ] to no guarantee that the FBI reports must be produced for their inspection '' . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (food,agriculture) cultivate by growing; often involves improvements by means of agricultural techniques
Examples "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines" "They produce good ham in Parma" "We grow wheat here" "We raise hogs here" Used in print (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)I sought_out the gardener and asked him what he did to produce such beauties in that weather . Related terms cultivate overproduce carry keep farming farmer farming agriculturist |
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[ verb ] bring onto the market or release, as of an intellectual creation
Examples : "produce a movie" "bring out a book" "produce a new play" Used in print (The Providence Journal...)Loew_'s_Theater presents `` Where_the_Boys_are '' , an MGM picture produced by Joe_Pasternak and directed by Henry_Levin from a screenplay by George_Wells . (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)It was Porter , however , who produced the very first movie whose name has lived on through the half century of film history that has since ensued . In all_of this extensive and expensive effort , the camera was downgraded to the status of recording instrument for art_work produced elsewhere by the actor or by the author . (Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)For the last two years , this frontier of the arts has produced a number of so-called `` non dramas '' which have left indelible , bittersweet impressions on the psyche of_this veteran theatregoer . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (chemistry,food) fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market
Synonyms Used in print (Orlin J. Scoville, Part-Time Farming...)Estimate the value of the produce at normal prices . |
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[ verb ] come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
Examples "He grew a beard" The patient developed abdominal pains" I got funny spots all over my body" "Well-developed breasts" |
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