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man⋅u⋅fac⋅ture
[man-yuh-fak-cher] 
yəˈfæk
noun, verb, -tured, -tur⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, esp. 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)
| 4. | to make or produce by hand or machinery, esp. on a large scale. |
| 5. | to work up (material) into form for use: to manufacture cotton. |
| 6. | to invent fictitiously; fabricate; concoct: to manufacture an account of the incident. |
| 7. | to produce in a mechanical way without inspiration or originality: to manufacture a daily quota of poetry. |
Related forms:
man⋅u⋅fac⋅tur⋅a⋅ble, adjective
man⋅u⋅fac⋅tur⋅al, adjective
Synonyms:
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 make 1 .
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 make 1 .
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| man·u·fac·ture (mān'yə-fāk'chər) v. man·u·fac·tured, man·u·fac·tur·ing, man·u·fac·tures v. tr.
To make or process goods, especially in large quantities and by means of industrial machines. n.
[From French, manufacture, from Old French, from Medieval Latin *manūfactūra : Latin manū, ablative of manus, hand; see man-2 in Indo-European roots + Latin factūra, working of a metal, from factus, past participle of facere, to make; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.] man'u·fac'tur·a·ble adj., man'u·fac'tur·al adj., man'u·fac'tur·ing n. |
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Manufacturing
Man`u*fac"tur*ing\, a. 1. Employed, or chiefly employed, in manufacture; as, a manufacturing community; a manufacturing town. 2. Pertaining to manufacture; as, manufacturing projects.
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