Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Manufacture \Man`u*fac"ture\, v. i.
   To be employed in manufacturing something.

Manufacture \Man`u*fac"ture\, n. [L. manus the hand + factura a
   making, fr. facere to make: cf. F. manufacture. See {Manual},
   and {Fact}.]
   1. The operation of making wares or any products by hand, by
      machinery, or by other agency.

   2. Anything made from raw materials by the hand, by
      machinery, or by art, as cloths, iron utensils, shoes,
      machinery, saddlery, etc.

Manufacture \Man`u*fac"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   {Manufactured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Manufacturing}.] [Cf. F.
   manufacturer.]
   1. To make (wares or other products) by hand, by machinery,
      or by other agency; as, to manufacture cloth, nails,
      glass, etc.

   2. To work, as raw or partly wrought materials, into suitable
      forms for use; as, to manufacture wool, cotton, silk, or
      iron.

Source : WordNet®

manufacture
     v 1: put together out of components or parts; "the company
          fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small
          toys" [syn: {fabricate}, {construct}]
     2: make up something artificial or untrue [syn: {fabricate}, {cook
        up}, {make up}, {invent}]

manufacture
     n 1: the organized action of making of goods and services for
          sale; "American industry is making increased use of
          computers to control production" [syn: {industry}]
     2: the act of making something (a product) from raw materials;
        "the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals"; "an
        improvement in the manufacture of explosives";
        "manufacturing is vital to Great Britain" [syn: {fabrication}]