B2verb 1K

Manufacture

UK /["/ˌmænjuˈfæktʃə(r)/","/ˌmænjuˈfæktʃəz/","/ˌmænjuˈfæktʃəd/","/ˌmænjuˈfæktʃərɪŋ/"]/ US /["/ˌmænjuˈfæktʃər/","/ˌmænjuˈfæktʃərz/","/ˌmænjuˈfæktʃərd/","/ˌmænjuˈfæktʃərɪŋ/"]/ Pronunciation

Definition

to make goods in large quantities, using machines

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In simple words: To make or produce something, usually in a factory.

Examples

• manufactured goods
• This company manufactures the equipment used to make contact lenses.
• a news story manufactured by an unscrupulous journalist
• The evidence against him had been largely manufactured.
• There were claims that the entire row had been manufactured by the press.
• Vitamins cannot be manufactured by our bodies.
• Plants use the sun's light to manufacture their food.

Usage notes

Use 'manufacture' when talking about producing items, especially in a commercial context. It's not ideal for informal conversation. Instead, use 'make' or 'create' in casual settings.

Grammar pattern

manufacture + object

Memory hint

Sounds like 'man-u-facture' — think of a man making things in a factory.

Collocations

• manufacture goods
• manufacture products
• manufacture a model
• mass manufacture
• manufacture process

Synonyms

• mass-produce

Antonyms

• destroy
• dismantle
• deconstruct

Common mistakes

• Confused with 'manufactured' as the present form.
• Using 'manufacture' with an inappropriate subject (e.g., a person).
• Mixing up noun and verb forms (e.g., 'manufacture' vs 'manufacturing').