manufacture
manufacture Lexical Profile
manufacture Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To make something on a large scale using machinery.
"The local facility manufactures microchips used in modern smartphones."
To invent or fabricate evidence or a story, typically with deceitful intent.
"The defense attorney accused the witness of attempting to manufacture evidence to secure a conviction."
To produce a substance naturally through biological processes.
"During exposure to sunlight, the human body naturally manufactures vitamin D."
• noun
The making of articles on a large scale using machinery or industrial processes.
"The manufacture of automobiles requires a highly coordinated and globalized supply chain."
A product or good that has been produced on a large scale.
"The nation's economy relies heavily on the export of industrial manufactures."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Mid 16th century: from French 'manufacture' (noun), 'manufacturer' (verb), from Italian 'manifattura', which traces back to Latin 'manu' (by hand) and 'factum' (made). Originally, it referred strictly to things made by hand before the industrial revolution shifted its primary meaning to mechanized production.
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