# manufacture

Pronunciation: US say "man-yoo-FAK-chur" /ˌmænjuˈfækt͡ʃɚ/; UK say "man-yuu-FAK-chuh" /ˌmanjʊˈfaktʃə/

## Verb

1. To make things, often in large amounts, using tools and either human labor or machinery.
   - Simple: To make goods in large amounts using machines or workers.
   - _Local plants manufacture steel beams for construction projects._
   - _The firm manufactures medical equipment for hospitals nationwide._
3. To work raw or partly finished materials into forms that are ready for use.
   - Simple: To turn raw materials into finished things people can use.
   - _The plant manufactures crude ore into refined metal sheets._
   - _Skilled craftsmen manufacture raw clay into sturdy bricks._
4. To invent false evidence or facts in order to support a claim.
   - Simple: To make up false facts or evidence to win an argument.
   - _Politicians sometimes manufacture outrage to distract the public._
   - _The reporter accused them of manufacturing quotes from anonymous sources._

## Noun

2. The making of goods in large quantities or by an organized, systematic process.
   - Simple: The work of making goods in large amounts.
   - _The manufacture of automobiles requires vast assembly lines._
   - _Large-scale manufacture moved overseas during the 1990s._
5. Anything that is made, formed, or produced; a product.
   - Simple: Something that has been made or produced.
   - _The exhibition displayed manufactures of glass and porcelain._
   - _Every manufacture in the catalog passed strict quality checks._
6. The process of producing something; the generation or creation of it.
   - Simple: The making or creating of something.
   - _The manufacture of public opinion shaped the whole campaign._
   - _The slow manufacture of trust between nations takes decades._
7. A watchmaking firm that produces its own components rather than assembling watches from parts bought from other companies.
   - Simple: A watch company that makes its own parts instead of buying them.
   - _The company became a manufacture after it began producing its own movements._
   - _Only a handful of manufactures make their own hairsprings._

## Origin

It comes from Middle French manufacture, via Old French, from Medieval Latin manūfactūra ("a making by hand"). This is based on manū factus, combining manū, the ablative of manus ("hand"), and factus, the past participle of faciō ("I do, make").

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