manufacture

B2 Topic:Energy & Industry

US /ˌmænjuˈfækt͡ʃɚ/ UK /ˌmanjʊˈfaktʃə/ See IPA manual

Freq #13352

Meanings

1

verb
To make goods in large quantities using machines or labor.

The company manufactures car parts in three different countries.
2

noun
The process of making goods on a large scale.

The factory specializes in the manufacture of mobile phones.
3

verb
To invent something false, such as evidence or an excuse.

He kept manufacturing excuses for being late to work.

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2 noun · the process of making goods... industry

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Forms manufacturedmanufacturesunmanufactured

Derived forms biomanufacturecomanufacturedemanufacturemanufacturabilitymanufacturablemanufacturagemanufacturalmanufacturessmicromanufacturemismanufacturenanomanufacturenonmanufacture

Related forms machinofacturemanufactmanufactory manufacturer

Etymology

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.

manufacture Middle French manūfactūra la-med

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# manufacture

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌmænjuˈfækt͡ʃɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌmanjʊˈfaktʃə/
**Frequency rank:** 13352

## Meanings
1. To make goods in large quantities using machines or labor.
2. The process of making goods on a large scale.
3. To invent something false, such as evidence or an excuse.

## Examples
- The company manufactures car parts in three different countries.
- The factory specializes in the manufacture of mobile phones.
- He kept manufacturing excuses for being late to work.

## Derived Forms
- biomanufacture
- comanufacture
- demanufacture
- manufacturability
- manufacturable
- manufacturage
- manufactural
- manufacturess
- micromanufacture
- mismanufacture
- nanomanufacture
- nonmanufacture

## Related Forms
- machinofacture
- manufact
- manufactory
- manufacturer

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: manufacture
- Root: manūfactūra

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
Manufacture comes 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. In present-day English its meanings include to make goods in large quantities using machines or labor, the process of making goods on a large scale, and to invent something false, such as evidence or an excuse. The historical chain runs through manufacture (Middle French) and manūfactūra (la-med). Related and derived forms include machinofacture, manufact, manufactory, and biomanufacture.

## Topics
- Energy & Industry

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