manufacture

The word “manufacture” means the process of making goods, typically on a large scale using machinery. In plain terms, to produce goods on a large scale, or, figuratively, to make up a false story or excuse.

“Manufacture” is pronounced manyuu-FAKCHUH (/ˌmænjuˈfækt͡ʃɚ/ in IPA).

Here is “manufacture” used in a sentence: “The plant specializes in the manufacture of car parts.”

Depending on how it is used, “manufacture” can be a noun and a verb.

The word “manufacture” comes from Latin. From Latin manū factus, literally "made by hand" — ironic, since the word now usually means made by machine.

“Manufacture” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B2 level.

“Manufacture” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: the process of making goods, typically on a large scale using machinery.

To manufacture means specifically to make goods on a large scale, typically using machinery, as in factories. Produce is a much broader verb that covers any kind of making or creating, from growing crops to generating results, so all manufacturing is producing but not all producing is manufacturing.

Both verbs can mean to make something, and both can mean to invent something false. In everyday use, manufacture leans toward large-scale factory production of goods, while fabricate is more strongly associated with making things up, as in "fabricated evidence"; fabricate is also used technically for constructing components.

Not necessarily. To manufacture is to make goods on a large scale using machines or labor, so the defining idea is organized, large-scale production rather than machinery itself, although modern manufacture typically relies heavily on machines.