Related formsman·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
EXPANDpre·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, 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
COLLAPSESynonyms 4. build.
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.