Antonyms for produce


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : verb pruh-doos, -dyoos; noun prod-oos, -yoos, proh-doos, -dyoos
Phonetic Transcription : verb prəˈdus, -ˈdyus; noun ˈprɒd us, -yus, ˈproʊ dus, -dyus


Definition of produce

Origin :
  • early 15c., "develop, proceed, extend," from Latin producere "lead or bring forth, draw out," figuratively "to promote, empower; stretch out, extend," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + ducere "to bring, lead" (see duke). Sense of "bring into being" is first recorded 1510s; that of "put (a play) on stage" is from 1580s. Related: Produced; producing.
  • noun fruit and vegetables
  • verb generate, create
  • verb cause, effect
  • verb demonstrate, show
  • verb put on a public performance
Example sentences :
  • As the nation develops, it must produce men of high culture.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • See what grave reflections an innocent subject will produce!
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • The bearer, if suspected and examined, is to produce that as the only one he carries.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • It was, however, enough to produce dew for some mornings to come.
  • Extract from : « Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia » by Thomas Mitchell
  • To produce the gold color, only the yolks of the eggs are used.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • I would do battle for it even with the churl that should produce the title-deeds.
  • Extract from : « Footprints on the Sea-Shore (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • The earth did not produce it by any help of mine, nor of its own accord.
  • Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Edward, produce your best wines—the pilau and currie, and all that, leave to me.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Seeds from the south of France do not produce robust plants.
  • Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • Butter and milk, the produce of their own pasture, were of course supplied.
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox

Synonyms for produce

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