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)

, man·u·fac·tured, man·u·fac·tur·ing.

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

Derived Forms

• ˌmanuˈfacturing, nounadjective
• ˌmanuˈfacturable, adjective

Other Words From

• man·u·fac·tur·a·ble adjective
• man·u·fac·tur·al adjective
• non·man·u·fac·ture noun
• non·man·u·fac·tured adjective
• non·man·u·fac·tur·ing noun
• pre·man·u·fac·ture verb (used with object) premanufactured premanufacturing
• sem·i·man·u·fac·tured adjective
• sem·i·man·u·fac·tur·ing noun
• un·man·u·fac·tur·a·ble adjective
• un·man·u·fac·tured adjective
• well-man·u·fac·tured 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. make ¹.

Example Sentences

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.

From Washington Post

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.

From Ozy

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.

From Nautilus

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.

From Fortune

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.

From Ozy

He finally realized that if he ever wanted to see his game in production, he would have to manufacture it himself.

From The Daily Beast

Why would a system, on so many levels, manufacture hopes and ambitions designed for disappointment?

From The Daily Beast

Red Band Society is content to just manufacture those emotions from the start.

From The Daily Beast

The concept is that the use of human embryonic cells in the manufacture of vaccines is the smoking gun—a major cause of autism.

From The Daily Beast

The only way to manufacture ice cream in this shop is daily, by hand, in small batches.

From The Daily Beast

But, he finally secured the address of a company who would manufacture a book to exceed 300 pages for fifty cents per book.

From Project Gutenberg

Among the Assinaboin Indians a material is used in pipe manufacture altogether peculiar to them.

From Project Gutenberg

The Winnebagos also manufacture pipes of the same form, but of a smaller size, in lead, with considerable skill.

From Project Gutenberg

The facility of manufacture and cheapness of those engines caused them to be much used in the mines, and also elsewhere.

From Project Gutenberg

Cherry-tree stems, under the name of agriots, constitute a specialty of Austrian manufacture.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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