 manufacture |
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| 1. | [ verb ] put together out of components or parts | |
| Synonyms: | construct fabricate | |
| Examples: | "the company fabricates plastic chairs" "They manufacture small toys" |
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| Related terms: | make mass-produce raft industry manufacturer lying fabrication | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (business) the organized action of making of goods and services for sale | |
| Synonyms: | industry manufacturing | |
| Examples: | "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production" |
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| Related terms: | commercial_enterprise production industrialization cottage_industry industry point_system rat privatize | |
| 3. | [ verb ] make up something artificial or untrue | |
| Synonyms: | invent make_up cook_up fabricate | |
| Related terms: | think_up trump_up spin vamp mythologize confabulate invention storyteller | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the act of making something (a product) from raw materials | |
| Synonyms: | fabrication | |
| Examples: | "the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals" "an improvement in the manufacture of explosives" "manufacturing is vital to Great Britain" |
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| Related terms: | creating_from_raw_materials formation newspeak prefabrication | |
| Similar spelling: |
manufacturer manufactured manufacturing manufactory |
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