01 v. t. To bring forward; to lead forth; to offer to view or notice; to exhibit; to show; as, to produce a witness or evidence in court.
imp. & p. p.
Produced; p. pr. & vb. n.
Producing
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To bring forward; to lead forth; to offer to view or notice; to exhibit; to show; as, to produce a witness or evidence in court.“Produce your cause, saith the Lord.” — Isa. xli. 21.“Your parents did not produce you much into the world.” — Swift.
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To bring forth, as young, or as a natural product or growth; to give birth to; to bear; to generate; to propagate; to yield; to furnish; as, the earth produces grass; trees produce fruit; the clouds produce rain.“This soil produces all sorts of palm trees.” — Sandys.“[They] produce prodigious births of body or mind.” — Milton.“The greatest jurist his country had produced.” — Macaulay.
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To cause to be or to happen; to originate, as an effect or result; to bring about; as, disease produces pain; vice produces misery.
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To give being or form to; to manufacture; to make; as, a manufacturer produces excellent wares.
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To yield or furnish; to gain; as, money at interest produces an income; capital produces profit.
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To draw out; to extend; to lengthen; to prolong; as, to produce a man's life to threescore.
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To extend; -- applied to a line, surface, or solid; as, to produce a side of a triangle.(Geom.)