remanufacture
Americanverb (used with object)
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to refurbish (a used product) by renovating and reassembling its components.
to remanufacture a vacuum cleaner.
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to make a new or different product of.
to remanufacture fireplace logs from wood chips.
noun
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the act or process of remanufacturing a product.
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the product itself.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of remanufacture
First recorded in 1790–1800; re- + manufacture
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FTAI’s Moreno said the company can remanufacture jet-engine parts with a few years of remaining life for use in power turbines, where they can operate for many additional years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
Bereft of American chips and technology, Huawei has been forced to redesign and remanufacture all of its legacy products to ensure they contain no American components.
From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2023
The process would recycle end-of-life battery and production scrap and remanufacture it into critical materials, the Energy Department said in a blog post.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 9, 2023
Domestic companies also have the ability to refine and "remanufacture" palladium, so there should be no impact, it said.
From Reuters ● Feb. 26, 2022
Trailing Clouds of Glory Childhood is a stage in the process of that continual remanufacture of the Life Stuff by which the human race is perpetuated.
From Treatise on Parents and Children by Shaw, Bernard
The analyst said at the time that remanufactured surgical instruments could impact the company’s top line in coming years.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
Valeo will for instance launch remanufactured front cameras by the end of this year.
From Reuters ● Sep. 6, 2023
E-filliate didn’t reply to a request for comment from The Verge seeking details about whether the headphones would be remanufactured with design corrections.
From The Verge ● Dec. 2, 2021
So after excising and replacing each of the three tracks with five seconds of silence, the producers remanufactured thousands of compact discs and repackaged the sets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2020
He knows very well at the back of his conscience that he is rather a poor job and had better be remanufactured.
From Treatise on Parents and Children by Shaw, Bernard
Spiers New Technologies assists manufacturers with management of advanced batteries, including repair, remanufacturing, refurbishing and repurposing.
From Reuters ● Jan. 31, 2022
A: It almost sounds too good to be true, but you absolutely can continue that cycle of remanufacturing, recycling, rebuilding.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2022
“We think that the issue at the states can be explained by one reagent that isn’t performing as it should consistently, and that’s why we are remanufacturing that reagent,” she said.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 18, 2020
“Remanufacturing is a smart way to continue to advance without creating a lot of waste. The development of new technology is allowing remanufacturing to grow stronger,” Dr. Nasr said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2020
The university will also be working with Dundee based EagleiSystems to apply remanufacturing techniques to unmanned aerial drones, and with Turner Wind Services to repair and remanufacture wind farms.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2018
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