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: build

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

/ ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃə /

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

noun

1. the production of goods, esp by industrial processes

2. a manufactured product

3. the creation or production of anything

Other Word Forms

• manufacturing noun
• manufacturable adjective
• manufactural adjective
• nonmanufacture noun
• nonmanufactured adjective
• nonmanufacturing noun
• premanufacture verb (used with object)
• semimanufactured adjective
• semimanufacturing noun
• unmanufacturable adjective
• unmanufactured adjective
• well-manufactured adjective

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 manū “by hand”, ablative singular of manus “hand” + Middle French facture “making, construction” (from Late Latin factūra “action of creating, a creation, piece of handiwork,” from Latin factūra “act of fashioning; metal working,” a derivative of facere “to make, do”); the verb is derivative of the noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of manufacture¹

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

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. See also make ¹.

Example Sentences

No new cars had been manufactured since America had gone into the war.

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While business approvals rose sharply in the first half, sentiment weakened in the third quarter across manufacturing and services, and slower capital goods imports suggest softer investment growth.

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The question for the industrial companies that manufacture these colossal machines is how long the party will last.

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The firm now has an expansive Italian portfolio, with investments that range from manufacturing to the Wilde, the private club.

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Janssen Biotech develops, manufactures and commercializes the drug in exchange for royalty payments.

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Related Words

• assemble 
• complete 
• construct 
• create 
• fabricate 
• mass-produce 
• synthesize