man|u|fac|ture

man|u|fac|ture
man|u|fac|ture «MAN yuh FAK chuhr», verb, -tured, -tur|ing, noun.
–v.t.
1. to make by hand or by machine. A big factory manufactures goods in large quantities by using machines and dividing the work up among many people.
2. to make into something useful: »

to manufacture aluminum into kitchenware, manufacture steel into rails.

3. Figurative. to make up; invent: »

The lazy boy manufactured excuses. The dishonest lawyer manufactured evidence.

4. Figurative. to produce (literary work, a film, or the like) mechanically: »

If the music is useful and effective, it also sounds manufactured (Manchester Guardian Weekly).

╂[< noun]
–n.
1. the act or process of making articles by hand or by machine, especially in large quantities. Abbr: mfr.
2. a thing manufactured.
3. Figurative. something produced mechanically, such as a story.
╂[< Middle French manufacture, learned borrowing from Medieval Latin manufactura < Latin manū facere make by hand]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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