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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryman·u·fac·ture I \ˌman-yə-ˈfak-chər, ˌma-nə-\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle French, from Medieval Latin manufactura,from Latin manu factus, literally, made by hand DATE 15671. something made from raw materials by hand or by machinery2. a. the process of making wares by hand or by machinery especially when carried on systematically with division of labor b. a productive industry using mechanical power and machinery3. the act or process of producing something II verb (-tured ; man·u·fac·tur·ing \-ˈfak-chə-riŋ, -ˈfak-shriŋ\) DATE 1648transitive verb1. to make into a product suitable for use2. a. to make from raw materials by hand or by machinery b. to produce according to an organized plan and with division of labor c. prefabricate a manufactured home3. invent, fabricate known to manufacture evidence4. to produce as if by manufacturing : create writers who manufacture stories for televisionintransitive verb: to engage in manufacture• man·u·fac·tur·abil·i·ty \-ˌfak-chə-rə-ˈbi-lə-tē, -ˌfak-shrə-ˈbi-\ noun• man·u·fac·tur·able \-ˈfak-chə-rə-bəl, -ˈfak-shrə-bəl\ adjective• manufacturing nounEnglish Etymologymanufacture manufacture (n.) 1560s, "something made by hand," from M.Frhttp://M.Fr.manufacture, from M.L. *manufactura, from L. manu, abl. of manus "hand" (see manual) + factura "a working," from pp. stem of facere "to perform" (see factitious). Sense of "process of manufacturing" first recorded c.1600. The verb is attested from 1680s. Related: Manufactured; manufactures; manufacturing.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7☞ manufacturemanu·fac·ture / 7mAnju5fAktFE(r) / verb[VN] 1. to make goods in large quantities, using machinery (用机器)大量生产,成批制造 SYN mass-produce : manufactured goods 工业品 2. to invent a story, an excuse, etc. 编造；揑造: a news story manufactured by an unscrupulous journalist 一位不道德的记者编造的一篇报道 3. (technical 术语) to produce a substance 生成,产生(一种物质): Vitamins cannot be manufactured by our bodies. 维生素不能由人体来生成。 noun1. [U] the process of producing goods in large quantities 大量制造；批量生产 SYN mass production : the manufacture of cars 汽车制造 2. manufactures [pl.] (technical 术语) manufactured goods 工业品: a major importer of cotton manufactures 棉花产品的主要进口商 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishmanufacture noun ADJ. large-scale, small-scale | commercial, industrial | local cotton ropes of local manufacture | metal, steel, etc. | cloth, cotton, textile, woollen, etc. | car, vehicle, etc. | drug, food, etc. VERB + MANUFACTURE commence, start They commenced large-scale commercial manufacture of the chairs in January. | complete | be engaged in MANUFACTURE + VERB start PHRASES costs of manufacture, date of manufacture The date of manufacture of the jewellery has not been authenticated. | the method/process of manufactureMerriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionn. Function: verb Synonyms: MAKE 3, fabricate, fashion, forge, form, frame, mold, produce, put together, shapeWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedman·u·fac·tureI. \ˌman(y)əˈfakchə(r), -ksh-\ noun(-s)Etymology: Middle French, from Late Latin manufactus made by hand (from Latin manu — abl. of manus hand — + factus, past participle of facere to make, do) + Middle French -ure — more at manual, do1. : something made from raw materials by hand or by machinery < hemp and tow cloth were familiar household manufactures — V.S.Clark > < imports most manufactures used by consumers or needed for internal development — D.L.Cohn >2. a. : the process or operation of making wares or other material products by hand or by machinery especially when carried on systematically with division of labor < families engaged in domestic manufacture often lived and worked in one room — J.W.Krutch > < the manufacture of furniture > < steel manufacture > b. : a productive industry using mechanical power and machinery3. obsolete : a manual occupation or trade4. archaic : factory < all my prospects were built on a manufacture I had erected — Daniel Defoe >5. : the act or process of making, inventing, devising, or fashioning : production, creation < the manufacture of blood goes on constantly in the human body — Morris Fishbein > < a true appreciation of the manufacture of a movie and of a star — Horace Sutton > < his ideas about the manufacture of this world and his hopes for his future — Rudyard Kipling >II. verb(manufactured ; manufactured ; manufacturing \-kchəriŋ, -ksh(ə)r-\ ; manufactures)Etymology: French manufacturer, from manufacture, n.transitive verb1. : to make (as raw material) into a product suitable for use < the wood … is manufactured into fine cabinetwork — American Guide Series: Oregon > < manufacture iron into steel >2. a. : to make from raw materials by hand or by machinery < were manufacturing beautiful jewelry of gold, silver, shell, and precious stones — R.W.Murray > < a substitute for milk … manufactured from the soya bean — V.G.Heiser > b. : to produce according to an organized plan and with division of labor < manufacturing 7000 cars in one day — American Guide Series: Michigan >3. : to make up sometimes with the intent to deceive : invent, fabricate < the speech is evidently manufactured by the historian — Edward Gibbon >4. a. : to produce as if by manufacturing : create < is busy manufacturing a new culture — D.W.Brogan > < the strain of manufacturing conversation for at least ten minutes — Wilfred Fienburgh > b. : to produce from different and usually less specialized materials in the living body < green plants manufacture carbohydrates >intransitive verb: to engage in manufactureSynonyms: see make

Manufacture To Verb Hand Machinery Manufactured Make Produce