See Also: manufacture(1)(dictionary)
manufacture(2)(dictionary)
MANUFACTURE(law)
Certificate of Manufacture(money)
manufacture 1, verb(dictionary)
manufacture 2, noun(dictionary)
American System of manufacture(encyclopedia)

manufacture(2) (iou)



manufacture verb trans. L17.
[from the noun.]
Bring (material) into a form suitable for use. L17.
Make or fabricate from material; produce by physical labour or machinery, now spec. on a large scale. M18.
R. Crompton Throwing paper pellets at her (manufactured previously for the purpose). E. Langley Dried tea leaves from which he manufactured reconditioned tea. C. Thubron China..still manufactures steam engines.
b. Produce by natural agency. L19.
Anthony Huxley Unique characteristic of plants is their capacity to manufacture energy from light.
depreciative. Invent fictitiously, deliberately fabricate. Also, produce by mere mechanical labour rather than by intellect or imagination. M18.
D. Macdonald His books seem to have been manufactured rather than composed. R. Deacon Attempts to manufacture evidence against..Western politicians.
manufactura'bility noun ability to be manufactured L20.
manufacturable adjective able to be manufactured L18.