manufacture

noun

The action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale.

Anything made, formed or produced; product.

(figuratively) The process of such production; generation, creation.

(horology) A watch manufacturer that makes its own parts, rather than assembling watches from parts obtained from other firms.

verb

To make things, usually on a large scale, with tools and either physical labor or machinery.

(transitive) To work (raw or partly wrought materials) into suitable forms for use.

(derogatory) To fabricate; to create false evidence to support a point.

Roots

manusman- · Latin · hand facio-fact · Latin · make, do

Synonyms for manufacture

fabricatev fabricationn inventv constructv productionn producev prefabricatev prefabricationn makingn devisingn

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Where does manufacture come from?

The word manufacture breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: man-, from Latin manus (“hand”); and -fact, from Latin facio (“make, do”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.