Manufacture vs Acquire - What's the difference?
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The action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale.
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Anything made, formed or produced; product.
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(figuratively) The process of such production; generation, creation.
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To make things, usually on a large scale, with tools and either physical labor or machinery.
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To work (raw or partly wrought materials) into suitable forms for use.
(derogatory) To fabricate; to create false evidence to support a point.
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To get.
To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own, as, to acquire a title, riches, knowledge, skill, good or bad habits.
* (Isaac Barrow) (1630-1677)
* (William Blackstone) (1723-1780)
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Manufacture is a related term of acquire.
As verbs the difference between manufacture and acquire
is that manufacture is while acquire is to get.manufacture
English
(wikipedia manufacture)Noun
(en noun)citation, page= , passage=After years of exporting the gum base to be used as an ingredient in the manufacture of regular chewing gum, the cooperative recently decided to start making its own gum using only chicle gum base and natural flavorings and sweeteners}}
- The roads are crowded with carriers, laden with rich manufactures .
- Our lawgivers take special pride in the ever active manufacture of new bills and laws.
Derived terms
* manufactural * manufacture of consentVerb
(manufactur)citation, page= , passage=Scientists are learning how to manufacture sperm and egg cells from other types of cell; others are developing "alternative" wombs}}
- to manufacture wool into blankets
citation, page= , passage=Digital technology has made it so easy to manufacture lies that it's become difficult to separate fact from fiction.}}
References
* * ----acquire
English
Verb
(acquir)- No virtue is acquired in an instant, but step by step.
- Descent is the title whereby a man, on the death of his ancestor, acquires his estate, by right of representation, as his heir at law.
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