manufacture

man-u-fac-ture · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To make or produce goods on a large scale using machinery.

  2. 2.

    The making of articles on a large scale using machinery; industrial production.

  3. 3.

    To invent or fabricate something, especially falsely.

  4. 4.

    A manufactured product.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    manufacture consent — to manipulate public opinion
  • •
    domestic manufacture — goods produced within a country

Related words

Antonyms: destroy, dismantle
See also: fabricate, factory, manufacturing, produce
Synonyms: construct, fabricate, make, produce

Etymology

From French manufacture, from Medieval Latin manufactura, from Latin manu ("by hand") + factum ("something made"), past participle of facere ("to make"). Originally referred to handmade goods.