MANUFACTURE

industry, manufacture

(noun) the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; “American industry is making increased use of computers to control production”

fabrication, manufacture, manufacturing

(noun) 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”

fabricate, manufacture, cook up, make up, invent

(verb) concoct something artificial or untrue

manufacture, fabricate, construct

(verb) put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; “the company fabricates plastic chairs”; “They manufacture small toys”; “He manufactured a popular cereal”

manufacture

(verb) create or produce in a mechanical way; “This novelist has been manufacturing his books following his initial success”

manufacture

(verb) produce naturally; “this gland manufactures a specific substance only”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

manufacture (plural manufactures)

The action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale.

Anything made, formed or produced; product.

(figuratively) The process of such production; generation, creation.

(horology) A watch manufacturer that makes its own parts, rather than assembling watches from parts obtained from other firms.

Verb

manufacture (third-person singular simple present manufactures, present participle manufacturing, simple past and past participle manufactured)

To make things, usually on a large scale, with tools and either physical labor or machinery.

(transitive) To work (raw or partly wrought materials) into suitable forms for use.

(derogatory) To fabricate; to create false evidence to support a point.

Source: Wiktionary

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Man`u*fac"ture, n. Etym: [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, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Manufactured; p. pr. & vb. n. Manufacturing.] Etym: [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, v. i.

Definition: To be employed in manufacturing something.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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