different between produce vs introduce

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pr?d?c? (“to lead forth”), from pr?- (“forth, forward”) + d?c? (“to lead, bring”). The noun is derived from the verb.

Pronunciation

Verb

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: pr?dyo?os?, IPA^(key): /p???dju?s/, /p???d??u?s/
• (General American) enPR: pr?do?os?, IPA^(key): /p???dus/
• Rhymes: -u?s
• Hyphenation: pro?duce

Noun

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: pr?d'yo?os, IPA^(key): /?p??dju?s/, /?p??d??u?s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p?o?.dus/, /?p??.dus/
• Hyphenation: prod?uce

Verb

produce (third-person singular simple present produces, present participle producing, simple past and past participle produced)

1. (transitive) To yield, make or manufacture; to generate.
2. (transitive) To make (a thing) available to a person, an authority, etc.; to provide for inspection.
3. (transitive, media) To sponsor and present (a motion picture, etc) to an audience or to the public.
4. (mathematics) To extend an area, or lengthen a line.

5. (obsolete) To draw out; to extend; to lengthen or prolong.
   • 1643, Thomas Browne, Religio Medici

     to produce a man's life to threescore

6. (music) To alter using technology, as opposed to simply performing.

Derived terms

• reproduce

Related terms

Synonyms

• (To yield, make or manufacture; to generate): bring forth, come up with

Antonyms

• (to make or manufacture): destroy, ruin

Translations

Noun

produce (uncountable)

1. That which is produced.

   Synonyms: output, proceeds, product, yield

2. Harvested agricultural goods collectively, especially vegetables and fruit, but possibly including eggs, dairy products and meat; the saleable food products of farms.
3. Offspring.
   • 1865, The Turf and the Racehorse

     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 […]

4. (Australia) Livestock and pet food supplies.

Usage notes

Frequently used in the collocation produce aisle, since c. 1960, specifically in the sense “fruits and vegetables”.

Hypernyms

• (items produced): output, products

Translations

References

Further reading

• produce in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• produce in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• produce at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• crouped

Interlingua

Verb

produce

1. present of producer
2. imperative of producer

Italian

Verb

produce

1. third-person singular indicative present of produrre

Latin

Verb

pr?d?ce

1. second-person singular present active imperative of pr?d?c?

Noun

pr?duce

1. ablative singular of pr?dux

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pr?d?cere, present active infinitive of pr?d?c?, French produire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pro?du.t?e]

Verb

a produce (third-person singular present produce, past participle produs) 3rd conj.

1. (transitive) to produce

Conjugation

Derived terms

• produc?tor
• producere
• produs

Related terms

• produc?ie

Spanish

Verb

produce

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of producir.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of producir.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of producir.

English

Alternative forms

• interduce (eye dialect)

Etymology

From Old French [Term?], from Latin intr?d?c?, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h?énteros (“inner, what is inside”) and *dewk-.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??nt???dus/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??nt???dju?s/
• Hyphenation: in?tro?duce

Verb

introduce (third-person singular simple present introduces, present participle introducing, simple past and past participle introduced)

1. (transitive, of people) To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).

2. (transitive) To make (something or someone) known by formal announcement or recommendation.

3. (transitive) To add (something) to a system, a mixture, or a container.

4. (transitive) To bring (something) into practice.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (make something or someone known): announce

Translations

Anagrams

• reduction

Interlingua

Verb

introduce

1. present of introducer
2. imperative of introducer

Italian

Verb

introduce

1. third-person singular indicative present of introdurre

Anagrams

• decurtino

Latin

Verb

intr?d?ce

1. second-person singular present active imperative of intr?d?c?

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin introducere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [in.tro?du.t??e]

Verb

a introduce (third-person singular present introduce, past participle introdus) 3rd conj.

1. (transitive) to insert
2. (transitive) to establish, enact (to appoint or adopt, as officers, laws, regulations, guidelines, etc.)

Conjugation

Spanish

Verb

introduce

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of introducir.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of introducir.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of introducir.