Manufacture Definition
mănyə-făkchər
manufactured, manufactures, manufacturing
verb
manufactured, manufactures, manufacturing
To make or process (a raw material) into a finished product, especially by means of a large-scale industrial operation.
American Heritage
To make or process (a product), especially with the use of industrial machines.
American Heritage
To work (wool, steel, etc.) into usable form.
Webster's New World
To produce (art, literature, etc.) in a way regarded as mechanical and uninspired.
Webster's New World
To make by hand or, esp., by machinery, often on a large scale and with division of labor.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
manufactures
The making of goods and articles by hand or, esp., by machinery, often on a large scale and with division of labor.
Webster's New World
An industry in which mechanical power and machinery are employed.
American Heritage
Anything so made; manufactured product.
Webster's New World
The making of something in any way, esp. in a way regarded as merely mechanical.
Webster's New World
Origin of Manufacture
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From French manufacture from Old French from Medieval Latin manūfactūra Latin manū ablative of manus hand man-2 in Indo-European roots Latin factūra working of a metal from factus past participle of facere to make dhē- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle French manufacture, from Old French, from Medieval Latin manÅ«factÅ«ra (“a making by hand"), from manufactus, a compound of manu factus, manÅ« being ablative of manus (“hand"), and factus past participle of faciō (“I do, make"). (compare main, manual, facture.)
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