What is a synonym for "produce"?

Common synonyms include: bring about, bring forth, create, develop, grow, make.

How do you pronounce "produce"?

Pronounced //pɹəˈd͡ʒuːs//.

//pɹəˈd͡ʒuːs// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Very common ·Middle school level

Noun

1
That which is produced. uncountable
2
fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market wordnet
3
Harvested agricultural goods collectively, especially vegetables and fruit, but possibly including eggs, dairy products and meat; the saleable food products of farms. uncountable
"All fruits, vegetables, and dairy and poultry-yard produce are, in the Australian capitals, dear, and of very easy sale."
4
Offspring. uncountable
"With regard to the mare that has proved herself of the first class during her racing career, let us contrast the probable success of her produce […]"
5
Livestock and pet food supplies. Australia, uncountable

Verb

1
To bring forth, to yield, make, manufacture, or otherwise generate. transitive
"[chapter XIII, page 264:] […] the greatest jurist that his country had produced. […] [chapter XVI, page 644:] At Rome the news from Ireland produced a sensation of a very different kind."
2
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) wordnet
3
To make or yield something. intransitive
"Now it is also my understanding, I believe I am correct in this, that either one or two other manufacturers did not produce this year, which also created a certain shortage."
4
create or manufacture a man-made product wordnet
5
To make (a thing) available to a person, an authority, etc.; to provide for inspection. transitive
"It was necessary for the prisoner to produce a witness to prove his innocency."

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6
cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques wordnet
7
To sponsor and present (a motion picture, etc) to an audience or to the public. transitive
"David Tickle flew in to Melbourne to produce the quad-platinum (in Australia) LP “True Colors” and the triple gold single “I Got You”— both of which shot the band to international prominence."
8
bring forth or yield wordnet
9
To extend an area, or lengthen a line.
"to produce a side of a triangle"
10
cause to happen, occur or exist wordnet
11
To draw out; to extend; to lengthen or prolong. obsolete
"And truely there goes a great deale of providence to produce a mans life unto threeſcore; […]"
12
bring out for display wordnet
13
To alter using technology, as opposed to simply performing.
"highly produced sound"
14
bring onto the market or release wordnet

"Any universe simple enough to be understood is too simple to produce a mind able to understand it."

Etymology 1

From Middle English produce, from Latin prōdūcō (“to lead forth”), from prō- (“forth, forward”) + dūcō (“to lead, bring”).

Etymology 2

From the verb.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.