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   Man·u·fac·ture

   /ˌman(y)əˈfak(t)SHər/

   

   verb

   • 1. make (something) on a large scale using machinery: "a company that manufactured paint-by-number sets" Similar makeproducemass producebuildconstructassembleput togethercreatefabricateprefabricateturn outprocessformfashionmodelmoldshapeforgeengineer
   • ▪ (of a living thing) produce (a substance) naturally: "most plants use the sun's light to manufacture their food through photosynthesis"
   • ▪ make or produce (something abstract) in a merely mechanical way: "Julia manufactured a smile" Similar makeproducemass producebuildconstructassembleput togethercreatefabricateprefabricateturn outprocessformfashionmodelmoldshapeforgeengineer
   • 2. invent or fabricate (evidence or a story): "the tabloid industry that manufactures epochal discoveries out of thin air" Similar make upinventfabricateconcocthatchdream upthink uptrump updeviseformulateframecontriveconstructcoininformal:cook up

   noun

   • 1. the making of articles on a large scale using machinery: "the manufacture of armored vehicles"
   • ▪ a specified branch of industry: "the porcelain manufacture for which France became justly renowned"
   • ▪ manufactured goods or articles: "exports and imports of manufactures"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (as noun, denoting something made by hand): from French (re-formed by association with Latin manu factum ‘made by hand’), from Italian manifattura. The verb dates from the mid 17th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. manufacturability noun
   • 2. manufacturable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 18

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