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Meaning of 'manufacture' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Manufacture [ n.]
- The operation of making wares or any products by hand, by machinery, or by other agency.
- Anything made from raw materials by the hand, by machinery, or by art, as cloths, iron utensils, shoes, machinery, saddlery, etc.
2 . Manufacture [ v. i.]
- To be employed in manufacturing something.
3 . Manufacture [ v. t.]
- To make (wares or other products) by hand, by machinery, or by other agency; as, to manufacture cloth, nails, glass, etc.
- To work, as raw or partly wrought materials, into suitable forms for use; as, to manufacture wool, cotton, silk, or iron.

Meaning of 'manufacture' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . manufacture [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the organized action of making of goods and services for sale
Example in sentence:
  • American industry is making increased use of computers to control production
Meaning (2):
- the act of making something (a product) from raw materials
Example in sentence:
  • an improvement in the manufacture of explosives;
  • manufacturing is vital to Great Britain;
  • the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals
3 . manufacture [ v]
Meaning (3):
- put together out of artificial or natural components or parts
Example in sentence:
  • He manufactured a popular cereal;
  • the company fabricates plastic chairs;
  • They manufacture small toys
Meaning (4):
- produce naturally
Example in sentence:
  • this gland manufactures a specific substance only
Meaning (5):
- create or produce in a mechanical way
Example in sentence:
  • This novelist has been manufacturing his books following his initial success

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