produce
fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
green goods, green groceries, garden truck
• Hypernyms:
food, solid food
• Hyponyms:
edible fruit, vegetable, veggie, veg, eater
1. bring forth or yield (Freq. 69)
- The tree would not produce fruit
• Syn:
bring forth
• Derivationally related forms:
producer
• Hypernyms:
make, create
• Hyponyms:
give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have,
sporulate, grind out, crank out, manufacture
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. create or manufacture a man-made product (Freq. 38)
- We produce more cars than we can sell
- The company has been making toys for two centuries
• Syn:
make, create
• Derivationally related forms:
creation (for: create), maker (for: make), make (for: make), making (for: make), producer, product
• Hyponyms:
breed, remake, refashion, redo, make over,
prefabricate, underproduce, output, pulse, pulsate, clap up,
clap together, slap together, custom-make, customize, customise, tailor-make,
dummy, dummy up, turn out, machine, churn out, overproduce,
elaborate, put out, laminate, bootleg, generate, render,
yield, return, give, extrude, squeeze out, smelt,
reproduce, preassemble, fudge together, throw together, print, publish,
confect, proof, cut, burn
• Verb Group:
create, make
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Sam and Sue produce the movie
3. cause to happen, occur or exist (Freq. 26)
- This procedure produces a curious effect
- The new law gave rise to many complaints
- These chemicals produce a noxious vapor
- the new President must bring about a change in the health care system
• Syn:
bring about, give rise
• Derivationally related forms:
product
• Hypernyms:
make, create
• Hyponyms:
induce, induct, leave, result, lead
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP (for: give rise)
4. bring out for display (Freq. 12)
- The proud father produced many pictures of his baby
- The accused brought forth a letter in court that he claims exonerates him
• Syn:
bring forth
• Derivationally related forms:
production
• Hypernyms:
expose, exhibit, display
• Hyponyms:
turn on
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques (Freq. 6)
- The Bordeaux region produces great red wines
- They produce good ham in Parma
- We grow wheat here
- We raise hogs here
• Syn:
grow, raise, farm
• Derivationally related forms:
farm (for: farm), farmer (for: farm), farming (for: farm), raiser (for: raise), growth (for: grow), grower (for: grow)
• Topics:
farming, agriculture, husbandry
• Hypernyms:
cultivate
• Hyponyms:
carry, overproduce, keep
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- They produce rye in the field
6. bring onto the market or release (Freq. 5)
- produce a movie
- bring out a book
- produce a new play
• Syn:
bring on, bring out
• Derivationally related forms:
production, producer
• Hyponyms:
offer
• Cause:
appear
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
7. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
- He grew a beard
- The patient developed abdominal pains
- I got funny spots all over my body
- Well-developed breasts
• Syn:
grow, develop, get, acquire
• Derivationally related forms:
getting (for: get), development (for: develop)
• Hypernyms:
change
• Hyponyms:
fledge, feather, regrow, spring, sprout,
stock, stool, tiller, leaf, pod, teethe,
pupate, work up, get up, cut
• Verb Group:
develop, acquire, evolve
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
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