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produce

 
 
/prəˈdjuːs/ verb [T]

Definition

MAKE to make or grow something: The factory produces about 900 cars a year. This plant will produce small yellow flowers in the spring.
CAUSE to cause a particular reaction or result: Nuts produce an allergic reaction in some people.
SHOW to take an object from somewhere so that people can see it: One of the men suddenly produced a gun from his pocket.
FILM/PLAY to control how a film, play, programme, or musical recording is made: He's produced some of the top Broadway shows. → See also mass-produce
(Definition of produce verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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