Usage of 'made to be' - This instrument was made to be heat-resistant.

[Navi]

This instrument was made to be heat-resistant.

One meaning this sentence can have is:
This instrument was created heat-resistent.
It was heat-resistant from day one.

Could it ever mean that it wasn't heat-resistant at first and was modified to become heat-resistant?

[Alan]

Hi Navi,

I would say your sentence - This instrument was made to be heat-resistant means that the instrument was made/produced in such a way that it would resist heat.

Alan
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