Function: verb
Inflected Form: -tured ; -tur · ing \ - ' fak-ch ə -ri ŋ , - ' fak-shri ŋ \
Date: 1648
transitive verb
1 : to make into a product suitable for use
2 a : to make from raw materials by hand or by machinery b : to produce according to an organized plan and with division of labor c : PREFABRICATE <a manufactured home>
3 : INVENT , FABRICATE <known to manufacture evidence>
4 : to produce as if by manufacturing : CREATE <writers who manufacture stories for television>
intransitive verb : to engage in manufacture
– man · u · fac · tur · abil · i · ty \ - ˌ fak-ch ə -r ə - ' bi-l ə -t ē , - ˌ fak-shr ə - ' bi- \ noun
– man · u · fac · tur · able \ - ' fak-ch ə -r ə -b ə l, - ' fak-shr ə -b ə l \ adjective
– manufacturing noun