revamp

[ verb ree-vamp; noun ree-vamp ]
/ verb riˈvæmp; noun ˈriˌvæmp /
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verb (used with object)

to renovate, redo, or revise: We've decided to revamp the entire show.

noun

an act or instance of restructuring, reordering, or revising something; overhaul: a revamp of the nation's foreign policy.

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Origin of revamp

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; re- + vamp1

OTHER WORDS FROM revamp

re·vamp·er, nounre·vamp·ment, noun

Words nearby revamp

revaccination, Reval, revalorize, revaluate, revalue, revamp, revanche, revanchism, revanchist, revascularization, revascularize
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Words related to revamp

repair, overhaul, refurbish, restore, update, revive, rehabilitate, revitalize, clean, remodel, remake, face-lift, resurrect, renew, refresh, recondition, retread, do up, spruce up, make over

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British Dictionary definitions for revamp

revamp
/ (riːˈvæmp) /

verb (tr)

to patch up or renovate; repair or restore

noun

something that has been renovated or revamped
the act or process of revamping

Derived forms of revamp

revamper, nounrevamping, noun

Word Origin for revamp

C19: from re- + vamp ²
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