manufacture

One entry found for manufacture.

Main Entry: ²manufacture
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -tured; man·u·fac·tur·ing /-'fak-ch&-ri[ng], -'fak-shri[ng]/
transitive verb
1 : to make into a product suitable for use
2 a : to make from raw materials by hand or by machinery b : to produce according to an organized plan and with division of labor c : PREFABRICATE <a manufactured home>
3 : INVENT, FABRICATE <known to manufacture evidence>
4 : to produce as if by manufacturing : CREATE <writers who manufacture stories for television>
intransitive verb : to engage in manufacture
- man·u·fac·tur·abil·i·ty /-"fak-ch&-r&-'bi-l&-tE, -"fak-shr&-'bi-/ noun
- man·u·fac·tur·able /-'fak-ch&-r&-b&l, -'fak-shr&-b&l/ adjective
- manufacturing noun