Definition of: produce

(prə·ds′, -dys′) v. ·duced, ·duc·ing v.t.
1. To bring forth or bear; yield, as young or a natural product.
2. To bring forth by mental effort; compose, write, etc.: to produce a book.
3. To bring about; cause to happen or be: His words produced a violent reaction.
4. To bring to view; exhibit; show: to produce evidence.
5. To manufacture; make.
6. To bring to performance before the public, as a play.
7. To extend or lengthen, as a line.
8. Econ. To create (anything with exchangeable value).
—v.i.
9. To yield or generate an appropriate product or result.
—prod·uce (prod′s, -ys, prō′ds, -dys) noun
That which is produced; a product; specifically, farm products collectively. See synonyms under HARVEST, PRODUCT, WEALTH. [<L producere lead forward <pro- forward + ducere lead]
—pro·duc′i·ble adjective Synonyms (verb): bear, breed, cause, create, effect, engender, furnish, generate, make, manufacture, occasion, originate, propagate, yield. See ALLEGE, EFFECT, PROVIDE.