nnoun.actthe act of making something (a product) from raw materialsSynset:fabrication manufacture
Examples:- the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals
- an improvement in the manufacture of explosives
- manufacturing is vital to Great Britain
Derivationally Related Form:fabricatemanufacture
Hypernyms:creating from raw materials
Inherited Hypernyms:fabricationcreating from raw materialscreationactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:formationnewspeakprefabricationshaping
Full Hyponyms:filingforgingformationgranulationgroovingmetalworkingnewspeakprefabricationturning
vverb.creationput together out of artificial or natural components or partsSynset:construct fabricate manufacture
Examples:- the company fabricates plastic chairs
- They manufacture small toys
- He manufactured a popular cereal
Derivationally Related Form:manufacturefabricationmanufacturer
Hypernyms:make
Inherited Hypernyms:manufacturemakecreate from raw materialmake
Direct Hyponyms:mass-produceraft
Full Troponyms:mass-produceraft
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.creationconcoct something artificial or untrueSynset:cook up fabricate invent make up manufacture
Derivationally Related Form:inventionfabricationfabricator
Hypernyms:concoct dream up hatch think of think up
Inherited Hypernyms:fabricatethink upcreate by mental actmake
Direct Hyponyms:concoctconfabulatemythologisemythologizespintrump upvampvamp up
Full Troponyms:confabulatemythologizespintrump upvamp
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.creationproduce naturallyExamples:- this gland manufactures a specific substance only
Hypernyms:bring forth produce
Inherited Hypernyms:manufactureproducemake
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.creationcreate or produce in a mechanical wayExamples:- This novelist has been manufacturing his books following his initial success
Hypernyms:create make
Inherited Hypernyms:manufacturemake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something