remanufacture

American  

[ree-man-yuh-fak-cher] / ˌri mæn yəˈfæk tʃər /

verb (used with object)

remanufactured, remanufacturing

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.

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noun

1. the act or process of remanufacturing a product.

2. the product itself.

Other Word Forms

• remanufacturer noun

Etymology

Origin of remanufacture

First recorded in 1790–1800; re- + manufacture

Example Sentences

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

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

Two months later, Panini recalled some cards of Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, announcing that it chose to remanufacture them “after being contacted by an autograph authenticator and following an internal quality control process.”

From New York Times • Oct. 29, 2021

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