MANUFACTURE

I. noun Etymology: Middle French, from Medieval Latin manufactura, from Latin manu factus, literally, made by hand Date: 1567 something made from raw materials by hand or by machinery, 2. the process of making wares by hand or by machinery especially when carried on systematically with division of labor, a productive industry using mechanical power and machinery, the act or process of producing something, II. verb (-tured; manufacturing) Date: 1648 transitive verb to make into a product suitable for use, 2. to make from raw materials by hand or by machinery, to produce according to an organized plan and with division of labor, prefabricate , invent , fabricate , to produce as if by manufacturing ; create , intransitive verb to engage in ~, manufacturability noun manufacturable adjective manufacturing noun