manufacture

  1. Noun.  The action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale.
  2. Noun.  (figuratively) Anything made, formed or produced; product.
  3. Noun.  (figuratively) The process of such production; generation, creation.
  4. Verb.  To make things, usually on a large scale, with tools and either physical labor or machinery.
  5. Verb.  To create goods from raw material, e.g. in a factory.
  6. Verb.  In a negative sense, to fabricate; to create false evidence to support a point.

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