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man-yoo-FAKCH-uh/ˌmænjuˈfæktʃə/

To manufacture is to make goods in large quantities, usually in a factory. Manufacturer and manufacturing are already in the dictionary. Produce is wider; make is everyday. Midlands: the firm still manufactures components.

Meaning

To make goods in large quantities, usually in a factory.

Examples

• “The firm still manufactures components in the Midlands, not overseas.”
• “To manufacture a claim is the rarer “invent” sense — avoid it unless the news means that.”

Good to know

manufacture + goods / parts. Person: manufacturer. Industry: manufacturing. Everyday: make. Factory news. Noun: manufacture (uncountable process).

Near in meaning

make

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