manufacture

Formsmanufactures, manufacturing, manufactured

Pluralmanufactures (some meanings)

1. 1
   verbtransitive

   To make goods in large amounts using machines or workers.

   Like a bakery making hundreds of loaves of bread at once.

   Factories here manufacture cars and trucks.

   The company started manufacturing phones last year.

   Similarproduce, make, build, fabricate, assemble

2. 2
   noununcountable

   The work of making goods in large amounts.

   Like a big kitchen cooking meals for thousands of people.

   Car manufacture creates many jobs in the city.

   The manufacture of steel needs a lot of energy.

   Similarproduction, fabrication, making, assembly

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3. 3
   verbtransitive

   To turn raw materials into finished things people can use.

   Like turning flour and water into bread.

   Workers manufacture cotton into cloth.

   The mill manufactures wood into paper.

   Similarprocess, convert, turn, work

4. 4
   verbderogatorytransitive

   To make up false facts or evidence to win an argument.

   Like making up a story and pretending it really happened.

   He tried to manufacture an excuse for being late.

   They manufactured proof to blame their rival.

   Similarfabricate, invent, concoct, fake, contrive

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5. 5
   nouncountable

   Something that has been made or produced.

   Like anything made in a factory, such as a chair or a cup.

   This cloth is a fine manufacture from the old mill.

   The shop sold manufactures from many countries.

   Similarproduct, article, commodity

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6. 6
   nounfigurativelyuncountable

   The making or creating of something.

   Like building a friendship piece by piece over time.

   The manufacture of good ideas takes time and effort.

   Trust grows slowly, and its manufacture cannot be rushed.

   Similarcreation, production, generation, fabrication, building

7. 7
   nouncountable

   A watch company that makes its own parts instead of buying them.

   Like a bakery that grows its own wheat instead of buying flour.

   This brand is a true manufacture, making every part itself.

   Collectors pay more for watches from a manufacture.

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