Manufacture vs Fabricate - What's the Difference?
Definition as Noun
- the act of making something (a product) from raw materials
- the organized action of making of goods and services for sale
Definition as Verb
- put together out of artificial or natural components or parts
- concoct something artificial or untrue
Definition as Verb
- produce naturally
- create or produce in a mechanical way
- put together out of artificial or natural components or parts
- concoct something artificial or untrue
Examples
- "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"; "He manufactured a popular cereal"
- "the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals"; "an improvement in the manufacture of explosives"; "manufacturing is vital to Great Britain"
- "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production"
- "this gland manufactures a specific substance only"
- "This novelist has been manufacturing his books following his initial success"
- "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"; "He manufactured a popular cereal"