Italian

Verb

produco

1. first-person singular present indicative of produrre

Latin

Etymology

From prō- +‎ dūcō ‎(“lead; draw”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /proːˈduː.koː/

Verb

prōdūcō ‎(present infinitive prōdūcere, perfect active prōdūxī, supine prōductum); third conjugation, irregular short imperative

1. I lead or bring forth, forward or out.
2. I conduct to; bring before, present.
3. I draw or stretch out, lengthen, extend.
4. I bring to light, disclose, expose.
5. I advance, draw out.
6. I bring forth, bear, beget; bring up, rear, educate.
7. I expose for sale.
8. I place one thing before another.
9. (grammar, of pronunciation) I lengthen, prolong.
10. (figuratively) I bring into use, make, invent devise, produce.
11. (figuratively) I raise, promote, advance.
12. (figuratively) I lead or induce someone to do something, entice.
13. (figuratively) I draw or drag out, lengthen out, prolong, protract.
14. (figuratively, of time) I pass, spend.
15. (figuratively) I plant, cultivate.

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References

• produco in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• produco in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “produco”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to introduce a character on the stage: in scaenam producere aliquem
    
  • to lengthen the pronunciation of a syllable or letter: syllabam, litteram producere (opp. corripere) (Quintil. 9. 4. 89)
    
  • to prolong a conversation far into the night: sermonem producere in multam noctem (Rep. 6. 10. 10)
    
  • to produce as a witness: aliquem testem producere
    
  • to lead the army to the fight: exercitum educere or producere in aciem