manufacture Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun the organized action of making of goods and services for sale
industry.
- American industry is making increased use of computers to control production
noun the act of making something (a product) from raw materials
manufacturing; fabrication.
- the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals
- an improvement in the manufacture of explosives
- manufacturing is vital to Great Britain
verb put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; He manufactured a popular cereal"
fabricate; construct.
- the company fabricates plastic chairs
- They manufacture small toys
verb make up something artificial or untrue
fabricate; cook up; invent; make up.
verb produce naturally
- this gland manufactures a specific substance only
verb create or produce in a mechanical way
- This novelist has been manufacturing his books following his initial success

L. manus the hand + factura a making, fr. facere to make: cf. F. manufacture. See Manual, and Fact.

The operation of making wares or any products by hand, by machinery, or by other agency.
Anything made from raw materials by the hand, by machinery, or by art, as cloths, iron utensils, shoes, machinery, saddlery, etc.

Cf. F. manufacturer.

imperfect & past participle Manufactured ; present participle & verbal noun Manufacturing

To make (wares or other products) by hand, by machinery, or by other agency; as, to manufacture cloth, nails, glass, etc.
To work, as raw or partly wrought materials, into suitable forms for use; as, to manufacture wool, cotton, silk, or iron.