manufacture
/ˌmænjəˈfæktʃər/
noun
- The process of making or producing something, especially in large quantities in a factory.
- The manufacture of steel requires high temperatures.
- Advances in technology have improved the manufacture of electronic devices.
- The company specializes in the manufacture of medical equipment.
verb
- To make or produce something, especially in a factory using machines.
- The company manufactures car parts in a large factory.
- They manufacture furniture from recycled wood.
- This machine manufactures plastic bottles at a very high speed.
- To invent or create something, often a story or excuse, that is not true.
- The tabloid manufactured a false story about the celebrity.
- She manufactured a smile to hide her disappointment.
- He manufactured an excuse for being late to the meeting.
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