manufacture

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

/ ˌmæn yəˈfæk tʃər, ˌmæn ə- /

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noun

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

the making or producing of anything; generation: the manufacture of body cells.

the thing or material manufactured; product: Plastic is an important manufacture.

verb (used with object), man·u·fac·tured, man·u·fac·tur·ing.

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

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

to invent fictitiously; fabricate; concoct: to manufacture an account of the incident.

to produce in a mechanical way without inspiration or originality: to manufacture a daily quota of poetry.

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Origin of manufacture

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

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4. 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 make¹.

OTHER WORDS FROM manufacture

man·u·fac·tur·a·ble, adjectiveman·u·fac·tur·al, adjectivenon·man·u·fac·ture, nounnon·man·u·fac·tured, adjective

non·man·u·fac·tur·ing, nounpre·man·u·fac·ture, verb (used with object), pre·man·u·fac·tured, pre·man·u·fac·tur·ing.sem·i·man·u·fac·tured, adjectivesem·i·man·u·fac·tur·ing, nounun·man·u·fac·tur·a·ble, adjectiveun·man·u·fac·tured, adjectivewell-man·u·fac·tured, adjective

Words nearby manufacture

manuduction, Manuel, Manuel I, manuf., manufactory, manufacture, manufactured gas, manufactured home, manufacturer, manufacturer's agent, manuhiri

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How to use manufacture in a sentence

I think people should write to the manufactures of these products as a way to let them know we’re tired of these intrusive tactics.
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There’s a chance that America will be able to claw back some of its lost credibility with India through the rapid and mass-scale supply of critical medical equipment, unused vaccines and ingredients for the manufacture of fresh shots.
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With the massive advances in the technology of vaccine development we’ve witnessed recently, manufactures are already formulating new jabs—a booster to enhance immunity and protect against any nasty variants.
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The form of cooperation that’s never been done before is having a company that did not invent the vaccine provide its factories so that they can scale up that manufacture.
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While polio had been the cause of multiple 20th century epidemics, Salk’s development process — just six years from lab discoveries to mass manufacture — was among the fastest in history.
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He finally realized that if he ever wanted to see his game in production, he would have to manufacture it himself.
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Why would a system, on so many levels, manufacture hopes and ambitions designed for disappointment?
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Red Band Society is content to just manufacture those emotions from the start.
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The concept is that the use of human embryonic cells in the manufacture of vaccines is the smoking gun—a major cause of autism.
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The only way to manufacture ice cream in this shop is daily, by hand, in small batches.
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But, he finally secured the address of a company who would manufacture a book to exceed 300 pages for fifty cents per book.
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Among the Assinaboin Indians a material is used in pipe manufacture altogether peculiar to them.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
The Winnebagos also manufacture pipes of the same form, but of a smaller size, in lead, with considerable skill.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
The facility of manufacture and cheapness of those engines caused them to be much used in the mines, and also elsewhere.
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Cherry-tree stems, under the name of agriots, constitute a specialty of Austrian manufacture.
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British Dictionary definitions for manufacture

manufacture

/ (ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃə) /

verb

to process or make (a product) from a raw material, esp as a large-scale operation using machinery

(tr) to invent or concoctto manufacture an excuse

noun

the production of goods, esp by industrial processes

a manufactured product

the creation or production of anything

Derived forms of manufacture

manufacturable, adjectivemanufacturing, noun, adjective

Word Origin for manufacture

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

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