man·u·fac·ture
(măńyə-făḱchər)
[From French, manufacture, from Old French, from Medieval Latin* manūfactūra, Latin manū ablative of manus, hand, + Latin factūra, working of a metal, from factus past participle of facere, to make.]
verb: -tured, -tur·ing, -tures.
transitive verb
- To make or process (a raw material) into a finished product, especially by means of a large-scale industrial operation.
- 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.
intransitive verb
- To make or process goods, especially in large quantities and by means of industrial machines.
noun
- The act, craft, or process of manufacturing products, especially on a large scale.
- An industry in which mechanical power and machinery are employed.
- A product that is manufactured.
- The making or producing of something.
derivatives
- mańu·faćtur·a·ble
- adjective
- mańu·faćtur·al
- adjective
- mańu·faćtur·ing
- noun
