produce

English

/pɹəˈdjuːs/, /pɹəˈdus/, /ˈpɹɒdjuːs/, /ˈpɹoʊ.dus/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To yield, make or manufacture; to generate.
  • (transitive) To make (a thing) available to a person, an authority, etc.; to provide for inspection.
  • (transitive) To sponsor and present (a motion picture, etc) to an audience or to the public.
  • (mathematics) To extend an area, or lengthen a line.
  • (obsolete) To draw out; to extend; to lengthen or prolong.
  • (music) To alter using technology, as opposed to simply performing.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōdūcō (lead forth, I prolong, I lead forth) root from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (pull, lead, draw, tug).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dewk-

Gloss

pull, lead, draw, tug

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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