Dictionary definition · manufacture
noun
- the organized action of making of goods and services for sale"American industry is making increased use of computers to control production"
- the act of making something (a product) from raw materials"the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals"
verb
- put together out of artificial or natural components or parts"the company fabricates plastic chairs"
- concoct something artificial or untrue
- produce naturally"this gland manufactures a specific substance only"
- create or produce in a mechanical way"This novelist has been manufacturing his books following his initial success"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).