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.

Origin of remanufacture

1
First recorded in 1790–1800; re- + manufacture

Other words from remanufacture

  • re·man·u·fac·tur·er, noun

Words Nearby remanufacture

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How to use remanufacture in a sentence

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