The noun manufacture has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) industry, manufacture -- (the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production")
2. fabrication, manufacture -- (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")
Overview of verb manufacture
The verb manufacture has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) manufacture, fabricate, construct -- (put together out of components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys")
2. (1) fabricate, manufacture, cook up, make up, invent -- (make up something artificial or untrue)