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manufacture

verb · /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃɚ/ · Level 1 · Starter

What does manufacture mean?

manufacture (verb): put together out of artificial or natural components or parts.

Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.

How do you use manufacture in a sentence?

How do you pronounce manufacture?

/ˌmænjəˈfæktʃɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.

Where does manufacture come from?

From Middle French manufacture, from Old French.

Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What are synonyms of manufacture?

Words related to manufacture

From Princeton WordNet 3.1.

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What does “manufacture” mean?

put together out of artificial or natural components or parts

Right! That's what “manufacture” means.

to recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory

Not quite: that's what remember means.

to divide with a knife, scissors, or another sharp instrument

Not quite: that's what cut means.

(of a quantity, etc.) to become larger or greater, to greaten

Not quite: that's what increase means.

Which word is closest in meaning to “manufacture”?

recommend

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challenge

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construct

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represent

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