manufacture.
The action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale.
Meaning & usage
The action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale.
Anything made, formed or produced; product.
The process of such production; generation, creation.
A watch manufacturer that makes its own parts, rather than assembling watches from parts obtained from other firms.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French manufacture, from Old French, from Medieval Latin manūfactūra (“a making by hand”), from manūfactus, a compound of manū factus, manū being ablative of manus (“hand”), and factus past participle of faciō (“to do, make”). Compare manual, facture.
To make things, usually on a large scale, with tools and either physical labor or machinery.
To work (raw or partly wrought materials) into suitable forms for use.
to manufacture wool into blankets
To fabricate; to create false evidence to support a point.
The collegian keeps manufacturing new excuses for their tardiness.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French manufacture, from Old French, from Medieval Latin manūfactūra (“a making by hand”), from manūfactus, a compound of manū factus, manū being ablative of manus (“hand”), and factus past participle of faciō (“to do, make”). Compare manual, facture.
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