Definition of "remanufacture"

remanufacture

verb
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.
  Quotations
  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.
  2007 June 7, Keith Bradsher, “Chinese Auto Parts Enter the Global Market”, in New York Times‎
noun
uncountable
1. This process.