manufacture

To manufacture is defined as to make something from raw materials by hand or using machines.

(verb)

An example of to manufacture is to make clothing from cotton.

The definition of manufacture is the process of making items from raw materials.

(noun)

An example of manufacture is the making of automobiles in factories.

See manufacture in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the making of goods and articles by hand or, esp., by machinery, often on a large scale and with division of labor
anything so made; manufactured product
the making of something in any way, esp. when regarded as merely mechanical

Origin: Fr < ML manufactura < L manu, abl. of manus, a hand (see manual) + factura, a making < factus, pp. of facere, to make, do

to make by hand or, esp., by machinery, often on a large scale and with division of labor
to work (wool, steel, etc.) into usable form
to produce (art, literature, etc.) in a way regarded as mechanical and uninspired
to make up (excuses, evidence, etc.); invent; fabricate; concoct

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See manufacture in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb man·u·fac·tured, man·u·fac·tur·ing, man·u·fac·tures

verb, transitive

a. To make or process (a raw material) into a finished product, especially by means of a large-scale industrial operation.
b. To make or process (a product), especially with the use of industrial machines.
To create, produce, or turn out in a mechanical manner: “His books seem to have been manufactured rather than composed” (Dwight Macdonald).
To concoct or invent; fabricate: manufacture an excuse.

verb, intransitive

To make or process goods, especially in large quantities and by means of industrial machines.

noun

a. The act, craft, or process of manufacturing products, especially on a large scale.
b. An industry in which mechanical power and machinery are employed.
A product that is manufactured.
The making or producing of something.

Origin:

Origin: From French, manufacture

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Medieval Latin *manūfactūra

Origin: : Latin manū

Origin: , ablative of manus, hand; see man-² in Indo-European roots

Origin: + Latin factūra, working of a metal

Origin: , from factus

Origin: , past participle of facere, to make; see dhē- in Indo-European roots

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