IPA: /ˌmænəˈfæktʃər/
KK: /mænəˈfækʧər/
To create or produce items, usually in large amounts and often using machines.
The factory will manufacture new products next month.
Past: manufactured
Past Participle: manufactured
The process of making products, especially in large quantities, using machines or manual labor.
The manufacture of cars requires a lot of skilled workers and advanced technology.
To make or produce something, especially in large quantities using machines.
The factory will manufacture new cars starting next month.
Past: manufactured
Past Participle: manufactured
Manufacture → It is formed from "manu" (from Latin *manus*, meaning hand) and "facere" (meaning to make or do). The word "manufacture" originally referred to making something by hand.
Think of using your 'hands' ('manu') to 'make' ('facere') something — that's why manufacture means to make something, often by hand.