manufacture

Noun · Verb

US[man-yuh-fak-cher]/ˌmænjəˈfæktʃɚ/4 syllables

Open English WordNet

put together out of artificial or natural components or parts“the company fabricates plastic chairs”“They manufacture small toys”“He manufactured a popular cereal”Synonyms: fabricate constructMore general makeMore specific mass-produce, raft
concoct something artificial or untrue“vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting”Synonyms: fabricate cook up make up invent vamp vamp upMore general think up, think ofMore specific trump up, confabulate, spin, mythologize
produce naturally“this gland manufactures a specific substance only”More general produce, bring forth
create or produce in a mechanical way“This novelist has been manufacturing his books following his initial success”More general make, create

the organized action of making of goods and services for sale“American industry is making increased use of computers to control production”Synonyms: industryType of commercial enterprise, business enterpriseKinds industrialization, production, cottage industry
the act of making something (a product) from raw materials“the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals”“an improvement in the manufacture of explosives”“manufacturing is vital to Great Britain”Synonyms: fabrication manufacturingType of creating from raw materialsKinds formation, prefabrication, newspeak

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Man′u·fac′ture noun

Origin: L. manus the hand + factura a making, fr. facere to make: cf. F. manufacture. See Manual, and Fact.

1. The operation of making wares or any products by hand, by machinery, or by other agency.

2. Anything made from raw materials by the hand, by machinery, or by art, as cloths, iron utensils, shoes, machinery, saddlery, etc.

Man′u·fac′ture transitive verb [past tense & past participle Manufactured; present participle & verbal noun Manufacturing.]

Origin: Cf. F. manufacturer.

1. To make (wares or other products) by hand, by machinery, or by other agency; as, to manufacture cloth, nails, glass, etc.

2. To work, as raw or partly wrought materials, into suitable forms for use; as, to manufacture wool, cotton, silk, or iron.

Man′u·fac′ture intransitive verb

To be employed in manufacturing something.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54