manufacture

²manufacture

verb

manufacturedmanufactur·ing \-ˈfak-chə-riŋ, -ˈfak-shriŋ\

Definition of MANUFACTURE

transitive verb

1

: to make into a product suitable for use

2

a : to make from raw materials by hand or by machinery b : to produce according to an organized plan and with division of labor c : prefabricate <a manufactured home>

3

: invent, fabricate <known to manufacture evidence>

4

: to produce as if by manufacturing : create <writers who manufacture stories for television>

intransitive verb

: to engage in manufacture

— man·u·fac·tur·abil·i·ty \-ˌfak-chə-rə-ˈbi-lə-tē, -ˌfak-shrə-ˈbi-\ noun

— man·u·fac·tur·able \-ˈfak-chə-rə-bəl, -ˈfak-shrə-bəl\ adjective

— manufacturing noun

Examples of MANUFACTURE

1. materials used in manufacturing cars
2. a company that manufactures wool and cotton clothing

First Known Use of MANUFACTURE

1648

Related to MANUFACTURE

Synonyms: fabricate, fashion, form, frame, make, produce

Related Words: assemble, build, construct, erect, make up, put up, raise, rear, set up, structure, throw up; craft, handcraft; hew; forge, mold, shape; cobble (together or up), knock out, patch (together), throw up; prefabricate; create, invent, mint, originate; establish, father, institute, organize; concoct, contrive, cook (up), design, devise, imagine, think (up); conceive, envisage, picture, visualize; refashion, remake, remanufacture

Near Antonyms: disassemble, dismantle, take apart; break up, dismember; abolish, annihilate, demolish, destroy, devastate, eradicate, exterminate, extinguish, flatten, pulverize, raze, ruin, shatter, smash, wreck; blow up, explode

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