remanufacture

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ manufacture.

Verb

remanufacture (third-person singular simple present remanufactures, present participle remanufacturing, simple past and past participle remanufactured)

1. To make a system or subsystem that meets the standards of one newly manufactured by disassembling a used one, cleaning, inspecting, replacing worn and defective parts, and reassembling.

   Synonym: rebuild

   Hypernyms: remake, redo

   Coordinate terms: overhaul; reassemble, renovate

   • 2007 June 7, Keith Bradsher, “Chinese Auto Parts Enter the Global Market”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     But used starters and alternators are still remanufactured in the United States, reusing the costly copper wiring in each device and selling them in the $1.5 billion market for replacement starters and alternators.

Derived terms

• remanufactured (adj.)
• remanufacturing (n.)

Noun

remanufacture (uncountable)

1. This process.

   Synonyms: rebuild, rebuilding, remanufacturing

   Hypernyms: remaking, redo

   Coordinate terms: overhaul; reassembly, renovation

Spanish

Verb

remanufacture

1. inflection of remanufacturar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative