remanufacture

[ ree-man-yuh-fak-cher ]

verb (used with object)

, re·man·u·fac·tured, re·man·u·fac·tur·ing.

1. to refurbish (a used product) by renovating and reassembling its components:

   to remanufacture a vacuum cleaner.

2. to make a new or different product of:

   to remanufacture fireplace logs from wood chips.

noun

1. the act or process of remanufacturing a product.
2. the product itself.

Other Words From

• reman·u·factur·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of remanufacture¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; re- + manufacture

Example Sentences

Childhood is a stage in the process of that continual remanufacture of the Life Stuff by which the human race is perpetuated.

From Project Gutenberg