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revamp

American  
[ree-vamp, ree-vamp] / riˈvæmp, ˈriˌvæmp /

verb (used with object)

  1. to renovate, redo, or revise.

    We've decided to revamp the entire show.

noun

  1. an act or instance of restructuring, reordering, or revising something; overhaul.

    a revamp of the nation's foreign policy.
revamp British  
/ riːˈvæmp /

verb

  1. to patch up or renovate; repair or restore

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. something that has been renovated or revamped

  2. the act or process of revamping

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • revamper noun
  • revamping noun
  • revampment noun

Etymology

Origin of revamp

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; re- + vamp 1

Example Sentences

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Six years after the settlement, Dundon and his associates are playing hardball in negotiations with state and city leaders to secure public money to revamp Portland’s Moda Center.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

Paul’s casting in “The Bachelor” universe continues the long-running franchise’s efforts to revamp as it ages, to mixed results.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

The decision was part of a broader effort to revamp student-debt collection, which advocates had complained for years was overly punitive.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

The auctions are the latest stage in the revamp of the Hundred after the sales of stakes in the eight teams last year.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Zero was a number that didn’t seem to make any geometric sense, so to include it, the Greeks would have had to revamp their entire way of doing mathematics.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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