Main Entry: ²manufacture

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): manufactured; manufactur·ing\-ˈfak-chə-riŋ, -ˈfak-shriŋ\

Date: 1648

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