revamp
Americanverb (used with object)
noun
verb
noun
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something that has been renovated or revamped
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the act or process of revamping
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Conjugated Forms
Present
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revampsimple
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revampssimple
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have revampedperfect
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has revampedperfect
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am revampingprogressive
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are revampingprogressive
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is revampingprogressive
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have been revampingperfect progressive
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has been revampingperfect progressive
Past
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revampedsimple
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had revampedperfect
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was revampingprogressive
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were revampingprogressive
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had been revampingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of revamp
Explanation
If you revamp something, you renovate or remake it. You'll have to revamp your vacation plans if the hotel where you were planning to stay has closed for repairs and renovations. The vamp of a shoe or boot is the front part that covers the top of the foot. If that part of your shoe needed repair or replacement, then you would have to revamp it. From this sense, we get the more common meaning of revamp — to restore or fix up. Your favorite hotel might be trying to revamp its image, to reinvent its reputation as a family resort.
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The Pentagon plans to screen soldiers for testosterone deficiency as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continues his revamp of the country’s military.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
In 2021, Legal and General planned a £50m revamp of the building including a 207-room boutique hotel and "hospitality hub", but this fell through.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Shriver used her time in Sacramento to revamp the state history museum, build the world’s largest Women’s Conference and launch a program during the recession to provide low-income working families with financial resources.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
“Supergirl” marks Warner Bros.’ second foray in its effort to revamp its DC Studios brand.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
They pledged to revamp their menus, cutting calories, reducing sodium, and offering healthier options for kids’ meals.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Tinder’s monthly active users in March dropped 7% year-over-year, though its parent company Match Group noted that the rate of decline has been slowing as it revamps the app.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
Target TGT -0.95%decrease; red down pointing triangle is laying off about 500 employees as its new chief executive, Michael Fiddelke, revamps its shopping experience in an attempt to reverse declining sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
Even before winter started, consumer advocates sounded the alarm on higher heating costs in light of torrid electricity demand growth and costly revamps of pipes and other infrastructure that have led to utility rate hikes.
From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026
Adding Boyd gives Callahan another option as he revamps an offense that ranked 29th in the NFL, averaging a mere 180.4 yards per game.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024
The possibility of revamps, revivals cannot be overruled entirely be they in similar, related or different fields of interest.
From PoPHILO by Dom
But during these trying times, Lawson’s revamped Caesar salad is pure genius.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
Read: Is the revamped American Express Platinum card worth the $895 fee?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
There is also the prospect that the scheme could be revamped under revised legislation passed earlier this year.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
With a smarter, more personalized Siri AI rolling out in beta to English-language users later this year, it’s natural to assume the revamped assistant will come to revamped speakers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
I was wearing a newly altered, totally revamped military-style jacket with epaulets and brass buttons, and I’d embroidered the back, by hand; it read, in a loose script, people are strange.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
Vancouver, British Columbia, after revamping its regulation, exceeded its annual target by 54% last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Riemann’s Ph.D. adviser, the legendary Carl Friedrich Gauss, tasked him with revamping geometry to better handle curved spaces and more dimensions than three.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2026
The company is revamping its stores and improving its selection, and those moves are resonating with shoppers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
General Motors is revamping its energy business and placing a big bet on a lesser-known battery type right after Ford Motor got a major boost from making a similar move a few weeks ago.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
That would lead to an error like the one Bede encountered when revamping the calendar.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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