manufacture
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manufacture
- /ˌmænjuˈfækt͡ʃɚ/ US
- /ˌmænjəˈfækt͡ʃɚ/ US
- /ˌmænəˈfækt͡ʃɚ/ US
- /ˌmanjʊˈfaktʃə/ UK
- /ˌmanjəˈfaktʃə/ UK
- /ˌmanɪˈfaktʃə/ UK
Rhymes with -æktʃə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
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.
noun manufactures
- 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.
- Anything made, formed or produced; product. The roads [are] crowded with carriers, laden with rich manufactures.
- The process of such production; generation, creation. Our lawgivers take special pride in the ever active manufacture of new bills and laws.
- A watch manufacturer that makes its own parts, rather than assembling watches from parts obtained from other firms.
verb manufactures · manufacturing · manufactured
- To make things, usually on a large scale, with tools and either physical labor or machinery. Scientists are learning how to manufacture sperm and egg cells from other types of cell; others are developing "alternative" wombs
- To work (raw or partly wrought materials) into suitable forms for use. to manufacture wool into blankets
- To fabricate; to create false evidence to support a point. The collegian keeps manufacturing new excuses for their tardiness.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: construct, fabricate, fabrication, make up, invent, industry, cook up, manufacturer, industrializing, producer, factory, production, output, product, maker, fabricator
Translations
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noun action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale
| Français | production |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Produktion, Herstellung |
| Română | fabricare |
| Русский | произво́дство proizvódstvo, изготовле́ние izgotovlénije |
noun anything made, formed or produced; product
| Français | produit, production |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Produkt |
| Русский | проду́кт prodúkt, проду́кция prodúkcija |
verb to make things
| Español | fabricar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 제조하다 jejohada, 생산하다 saengsanhada, 만들다 mandeulda |
| 日本語 | 製造する seizō suru, 生産する seisan suru |
| 中文 | 製造 /制造 zhìzào, 生產 /生产 shēngchǎn |
| हिन्दी | उत्पादन करना utpādan karnā |
| Kiswahili | unda |
| Português | fabricar, manufaturar |
| Français | fabriquer |
| Deutsch | herstellen, erzeugen, anfertigen |
| Italiano | fabbricare |
| Română | fabrica |
| Русский | изгота́вливать izgotávlivatʹ, изготовля́ть izgotovljátʹ, изгото́вить izgotóvitʹ, де́лать délatʹ, сде́лать sdélatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | sản xuất, chế tạo |
| العربية | صَنَعَ ṣanaʕa, أَنْتَجَ ʔantaja |
| עברית | ייצר \ יִצֵּר yitsér |
verb to produce goods
| Español | producir |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 生産する seisan suru |
| 中文 | 出產 /出产 chūchǎn |
| हिन्दी | उत्पादन करना utpādan karnā |
| Kiswahili | unda |
| Português | produzir, manufaturar |
| Français | produire |
| Deutsch | herstellen |
| Română | produce, fabrica |
| Русский | производи́ть proizvodítʹ, произвести́ proizvestí |
| עברית | ייצר \ יִצֵּר yitsér |
verb to create false evidences
| 日本語 | 捏造する netsuzō suru, でっちあげる detchiageru |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 捏造 niēzào |
| Kiswahili | unda |
| Português | fabricar |
| Français | fabriquer |
| Deutsch | fabrizieren |
| Русский | фабрикова́ть fabrikovátʹ, сфабрикова́ть sfabrikovátʹ |
Talk about this word "manufacture." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/manufacture. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026. manufacture. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/manufacture "manufacture." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/manufacture.Cite this
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title = {manufacture},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-05}
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