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manufacture en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌmanjʊˈfaktʃə/ (UK)
- /ˌmænjuˈfækt͡ʃɚ/ (US)
- /ˌmanjəˈfaktʃə/ (UK)
- /ˌmænjəˈfækt͡ʃɚ/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌmænəˈfækt͡ʃɚ/ (US)
- /ˌmanɪˈfaktʃə/ (UK)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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The action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale.
After years of exporting the gum base to be used as an ingredient in the manufacture of regular chewing gum, the cooperative recently decided to start making its own gum using only chicle gum base and natural flavorings and sweeteners, Chicza said.
2009 April 3, Olivia Feld, “New gum could mean sticky end for mess”, in CNN, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2009:
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Anything made, formed or produced; product.
Thus, a patented manufacture should be either better in quality or cheaper in cost than that which it is intended to supplant.
1853, Newton's London Journal of Arts and Sciences, page 133:The roads [are] crowded with carriers, laden with rich manufactures.
1727, Jonathan Swift, A Short View of the State of Ireland:
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(figuratively) The process of such production; generation, creation.
Our lawgivers take special pride in the ever active manufacture of new bills and laws.
1919, Boris Sidis, The Source and Aim of Human Progress:
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A watch manufacturer that makes its own parts, rather than assembling watches from parts obtained from other firms.
Forms
Relateds
manufact · manufactory
Translations (27)
ru проду́кт (anything made, formed or produced; product) · sv produkt (anything made, formed or produced; product) · ru проду́кция (anything made, formed or produced; product) · io fabriko (action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale) · ru изготовле́ние (action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale) · yi אויסאַרבעטונג (action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale) · sa कृति (action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale) · nn fabrikasjon (action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale) · ro fabricare (action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale) · ka წარმოება (action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale) · de Produktion (action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale) · bg производство (action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale) · ga déantús (action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale) · io fabrikuro (anything made, formed or produced; product) · pl manufaktura (action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale) · id manufaktur (action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale) · fr production (anything made, formed or produced; product) · ru произво́дство (action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale) · cs manufaktura (anything made, formed or produced; product) · fr produit (anything made, formed or produced; product) · fr production (action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale) · pl wyrób (anything made, formed or produced; product) · de Herstellung (action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale) · sv produktion (action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale) · nb fabrikasjon (action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale) · de Produkt (anything made, formed or produced; product) · bg изделие (anything made, formed or produced; product)
manufacture en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˌmanjʊˈfaktʃə/ (UK)
- /ˌmænjuˈfækt͡ʃɚ/ (US)
- /ˌmanjəˈfaktʃə/ (UK)
- /ˌmænjəˈfækt͡ʃɚ/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌmænəˈfækt͡ʃɚ/ (US)
- /ˌmanɪˈfaktʃə/ (UK)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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To make things, usually on a large scale, with tools and either physical labor or machinery.
An effort was made to fit the flexible tube at least 3 mm deep onto the vasculature; (2) for the remaining systems, 3D-printed polyethylene terephthalate (PET) reservoir blocks were manufactured by PrintPlace using FDM technology. The additively manufactured PET reservoir blocks were previously applied and proven to effectively circulate the agent through the healing network [6].
2022 May 9, Eleni Tsangouri et al., “Reservoir-Vascular Tubes Network for Self-Healing Concrete: Performance Analysis by Acoustic Emission, Digital Image Correlation and Ultrasound Velocity”, in Applied Sciences, volume 12, number 10, →DOI, archived from the original on 18 Apr 2025:Scientists are learning how to manufacture sperm and egg cells from other types of cell; others are developing "alternative" wombs
2008 July 23, Michael Brooks, “Comment: It's time for the Vatican to accept IVF”, in New Scientist, archived from the original on 13 Apr 2016:
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(transitive) To work (raw or partly wrought materials) into suitable forms for use.
to manufacture wool into blankets
The instrument of this dumbing down in Nineteen Eighty-Four was Newspeak, the official language of the English Socialist Party (Ingsoc). Newspeak was a sort of Totalitarian Esperanto that sought gradually to diminish the range of what was thinkable by eliminating, contracting and manufacturing words.
2021 January 5, Peter Foster, “Peter Foster: Sustainable Newspeak by 2050”, in Financial Post, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2021:
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(derogatory) To fabricate; to create false evidence to support a point.
Digital technology has made it so easy to manufacture lies that it's become difficult to separate fact from fiction.
2000 December 10, Daniel Zalewski, “The Misinformation Age”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2022:The collegian keeps manufacturing new excuses for their tardiness.
Forms
Deriveds
manufacture of consent · micromanufacture · manufacturability · manufacturage · comanufacture · mismanufacture · nanomanufacture · remanufacture · manufactural · demanufacture · semimanufacture · nonmanufacture · biomanufacture · premanufacture · manufacturess · manufacturable
Relateds
manufacturer · machinofacture
Translations (119)
pl wytworzyć (to make things) · hu gyárt (to make things) · ta தயாரி (to produce goods) · tg истеҳсол кардан (to make things) · uk ви́робити (to make things) · oc fabricar (to make things) · vi chế tạo (to make things) · da fremstille (to make things) · bg произве́ждам (to make things) · nl fabriceren (to produce goods) · fr fabriquer (to create false evidences) · de herstellen (to make things) · hi उत्पादन करना (to produce goods) · hu csinál (to make things) · ja 製造する (to make things) · pt manufaturar (to make things) · bg произведа́ (to make things) · th ทำ (to make things) · it fabbricare (to make things) · pt manufaturar (to produce goods) · sl proizvesti (to make things) · ko 만들다 (to make things) · fi tuottaa (to produce goods) · ro fabrica (to make things) · sl proizvesti (to produce goods) · ar صَنَعَ (to make things) · sh proìzvesti (to produce goods) · ru фабрикова́ть (to create false evidences) · nl vervaardigen (to make things) · sh проѝзвести (to make things) · cmn 出產 /出产 (to produce goods) · ca manufacturar (to make things) · hu termel (to produce goods) · ro produce (to produce goods) · sh произво̀дити (to make things) · hu létrehoz (to make things) · he ייצר \ יִצֵּר (to make things) · sl proizvajati (to make things) · ko 제조하다 (to make things) · sv tillverka (to make things) · be вытвара́ць (to make things) · ru изгота́вливать (to make things) · be вы́рабіць (to make things) · sk vyrobiť (to make things) · hu kreál (to make things) · sv fabricera (to create false evidences) · fi valmistaa (to make things) · ja 生産する (to produce goods) · sh proizvòditi (to make things) · ru сде́лать (to make things) · cmn 捏造 (to create false evidences) · ja 生産する (to make things) · hu előállít (to produce goods) · sw unda (to create false evidences) · ru произвести́ (to produce goods) · pt produzir (to produce goods) · fa تولید کردن (to make things) · ko 생산하다 (to make things) · bg фабрикувам (to create false evidences) · ro fabrica (to produce goods) · bg израбо́твам (to make things) · cs vyrobit (to make things) · gl producir (to produce goods) · sl izdelati (to make things) · io fabrikar (to make things) · bg израбо́тя (to make things) · hu készít (to produce goods) · hu készít (to make things) · io fabrikar (to produce goods) · ru изготовля́ть (to make things) · no fremstille (to make things) · vi sản xuất (to make things) · ka წარმოება (to produce goods) · ru изгото́вить (to make things) · mi whakanao (to produce goods) · es fabricar (to make things) · fr produire (to produce goods) · de fabrizieren (to create false evidences) · hi उत्पादन करना (to make things) · de anfertigen (to make things) · hu gyárt (to produce goods) · cs vyrábět (to make things) · tg тавлид кардан (to make things) · ar أَنْتَجَ (to make things) · th ผลิต (to produce goods) · de herstellen (to produce goods) · sh proìzvesti (to make things) · sl izdelovati (to make things) · pt fabricar (to make things) · cmn 生產 /生产 (to make things) · pt fabricar (to create false evidences) · ja でっちあげる (to create false evidences) · ru де́лать (to make things) · sk vyrábať (to make things) · fi väärentää (to create false evidences) · ca fabricar (to make things) · ta தயாரி (to make things) · uk виробля́ти (to make things) · mhr ышташ (to make things) · pl wytwarzać (to make things) · hu teremt (to make things) · be вы́тварыць (to make things) · fr fabriquer (to make things) · sw unda (to produce goods) · ru сфабрикова́ть (to create false evidences) · fi tekaista (to create false evidences) · cmn 製造 /制造 (to make things) · mi whakanao (to make things) · be вырабля́ць (to make things) · gl fabricar (to make things) · es producir (to produce goods) · hu kohol (to create false evidences) · sw unda (to make things) · de erzeugen (to make things) · he ייצר \ יִצֵּר (to produce goods) · fa دستورزیدن (to make things) · th ผลิต (to make things) · ru производи́ть (to produce goods) · ja 捏造する (to create false evidences)