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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)

manufactured, manufacturing.
  1. to make or produce by hand or machinery, especially on a large scale.

    Synonyms:

  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

/ ˌæʊˈæʃə /

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the production of goods, esp by industrial processes
  2. a manufactured product
  3. the creation or production of anything
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԳˈڲٳܰԲ, nounadjective
  • ˌԳˈڲٳܰ, adjective
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yvlog 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 ū “by hand”, ablative singular of manus “hand” + Middle French facture “making, construction” (from Late Latin ڲū “action of creating, a creation, piece of handiwork,” from Latin ڲū “act of fashioning; metal working,” a derivative of facere “to make, do”); the verb is derivative of the noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of manufacture1

C16: from obsolete manufact hand-made, from Late Latin ūfactus, from Latin manus hand + facere to make
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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.
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Example Sentences

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La. – who voted down the measure on reversing Canada duties – told CNN that the president’s calculation that tariffs would shift manufacturing back in the long run wasn’t a safe bet.

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I feel like the way to kick-start investment back into US manufacturing is exactly this.

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Such moves, Ebrard said, had helped preserve more than 10 million jobs in agriculture, manufacturing, textile production and other sectors.

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While Mr Ricks said he thought it may encourage some companies to relocate some manufacturing, he was doubtful it would also create hundreds of billions in additional revenue for the US promised by President Trump.

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Many of those companies rely on components often manufactured in Asia.

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