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manufacture

[ man-yuh-fak-cher, man-uh- ]

noun

  1. the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale:

    the manufacture of television sets.

  2. the making or producing of anything; generation:

    the manufacture of body cells.

  3. the thing or material manufactured; product:

    Plastic is an important manufacture.

verb (used with object)

manufactured, manufacturing.
  1. to make or produce by hand or machinery, especially on a large scale.

    Synonyms:

  2. to work up (material) into form for use:

    to manufacture cotton.

  3. to invent fictitiously; fabricate; concoct:

    to manufacture an account of the incident.

  4. to produce in a mechanical way without inspiration or originality:

    to manufacture a daily quota of poetry.

manufacture

/ ˌæʊˈæʃə /

verb

  1. to process or make (a product) from a raw material, esp as a large-scale operation using machinery
  2. tr to invent or concoct

    to manufacture an excuse

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the production of goods, esp by industrial processes
  2. a manufactured product
  3. the creation or production of anything
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԳˈڲٳܰԲ, nounadjective
  • ˌԳˈڲٳܰ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ··ڲ·ٳܰ·· adjective
  • ··ڲ·ٳܰ· adjective
  • ԴDz···ڲ·ٳܰ noun
  • ԴDz···ڲ·ٳܰd adjective
  • ԴDz···ڲ·ٳܰ·Բ noun
  • ···ڲ·ٳܰ verb (used with object) premanufactured premanufacturing
  • ····ڲ·ٳܰ adjective
  • ····ڲ·ٳܰ·Բ noun
  • un···ڲ·ٳܰ·· adjective
  • ܲ···ڲ·ٳܰ adjective
  • ɱ-··ڲ·ٳܰ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of manufacture1

First recorded in 1560–70; from Middle French manufacture “the action or process of making; a factory,” equivalent to Latin ū “by hand”, ablative singular of manus “hand” + Middle French facture “making, construction” (from Late Latin ڲū “action of creating, a creation, piece of handiwork,” from Latin ڲū “act of fashioning; metal working,” a derivative of facere “to make, do”); the verb is derivative of the noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of manufacture1

C16: from obsolete manufact hand-made, from Late Latin ūfactus, from Latin manus hand + facere to make
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Synonym Study

Manufacture, assemble, fabricate apply to processes in industry. Manufacture, originally to make by hand, now means to make by machine or by industrial process: to manufacture rubber tires. To assemble is to fit together the manufactured parts of something mechanical: to assemble an automobile. To fabricate is to construct or build by fitting standardized parts together: to fabricate houses. make 1.
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Example Sentences

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Subject to this caveat, he envisions a future where the US protects its manufacturing industries more than its agricultural goods.

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California has the largest share of manufacturing and agricultural production in the US.

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He said retaliatory tariffs are hitting agriculture, heavy duty manufacturing and the information technology and services sectors.

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The cast doesn’t care about achieving fame or manufacturing their persona for the cameras.

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He also touted the strength of the state’s agricultural, high-tech and manufacturing centers.

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