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manufacture

ma·nu·fac·ture

UK/ˌmanjʊˈfaktʃə/ US/ˌmænjuˈfækt͡ʃɚ/ fairly common
verb (2) noun (2)

verb

1.

put together out of components or parts

  • “the company fabricates plastic chairs”
  • “They manufacture small toys”
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2.

noun

1.

the organized action of making of goods and services for sale

  • “American industry is making increased use of computers to control production”
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2.

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”
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Origin

From Middle French manufacture, from Old French, from Medieval Latin manūfactūra (“a making by hand”), from manūfactus, a compound of manū factus, manū being ablative of manus (“hand”), and factus past participle of faciō (“to do, make”). Compare manual, facture.

Phrases

  • manufacture of consent

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