'Manufacture' definitions:

Definition of 'manufacture'

From: WordNet
noun
The organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production" [syn: industry, manufacture]
noun
The act of making something (a product) from raw materials; "the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals"; "an improvement in the manufacture of explosives"; "manufacturing is vital to Great Britain" [syn: fabrication, manufacture, manufacturing]
verb
Put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"; He manufactured a popular cereal" [syn: manufacture, fabricate, construct]
verb
Make up something artificial or untrue [syn: fabricate, manufacture, cook up, make up, invent]
verb
Produce naturally; "this gland manufactures a specific substance only"
verb
Create or produce in a mechanical way; "This novelist has been manufacturing his books following his initial success"

Definition of 'Manufacture'

From: GCIDE
  • Manufacture \Man`u*fac"ture\, v. i. To be employed in manufacturing something. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Manufacture'

From: GCIDE
  • Manufacture \Man`u*fac"ture\, n. [L. manus the hand + factura a making, fr. facere to make: cf. F. manufacture. See Manual, and Fact.]
  • 1. The operation of making wares or any products by hand, by machinery, or by other agency. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Anything made from raw materials by the hand, by machinery, or by art, as cloths, iron utensils, shoes, machinery, saddlery, etc. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Manufacture'

From: GCIDE
  • Manufacture \Man`u*fac"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Manufactured; p. pr. & vb. n. Manufacturing.] [Cf. F. manufacturer.]
  • 1. To make (wares or other products) by hand, by machinery, or by other agency; as, to manufacture cloth, nails, glass, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To work, as raw or partly wrought materials, into suitable forms for use; as, to manufacture wool, cotton, silk, or iron. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'manufacture'

From: Moby Thesaurus