man·u·fac·ture (m?n?y?-f?k?ch?r)v. man·u·fac·tured, man·u·fac·tur·ing, man·u·fac·tures v.tr.1. a. To make or process (a raw material) into a finished product, especially by means of a large-scale industrial operation.b. To make or process (a product), especially with the use of industrial machines.2. To create, produce, or turn out in a mechanical manner: “His books seem to have been manufactured rather than composed” (Dwight Macdonald).3. To concoct or invent; fabricate: manufacture an excuse.v.intr. To make or process goods, especially in large quantities and by means of industrial machines.n.1. a. The act, craft, or process of manufacturing products, especially on a large scale.b. An industry in which mechanical power and machinery are employed.2. A product that is manufactured.3. The making or producing of something.[From French, manufacture, from Old French, from Medieval Latin *man?fact?ra : Latin man?, ablative of manus, hand; see man- in Indo-European roots + Latin fact?ra, working of a metal, from factus, past participle of facere, to make; see dh?- in Indo-European roots.]man?u·fac?tur·a·ble adj.man?u·fac?tur·al adj.man?u·fac?tur·ing n.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.