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

Domestic companies also have the ability to refine and "remanufacture" palladium, so there should be no impact, it said.

From Reuters • Feb. 26, 2022

Both companies plan to collaborate on ways to collect and disassemble used batteries from Ford EVs, as well as ways to recycle and remanufacture them.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2021

He and his co-owners of Henderson Timber Inc., in Sigel, Ill., devised a solution: What if John Deere, the original manufacturer, could remanufacture the skidder to repair and upgrade it, comporting with current technology?

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2020

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