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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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At the LAPD, she said, “We expanded recruitment and had a record number of recruits, and then we couldn’t get them hired, so we had to revamp the hiring process.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

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

National and local government will supply £35m of the £45m revamp cost, with the other £10m coming from the private sector.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

OpenAI President Greg Brockman, who currently leads the company’s computing efforts, will temporarily oversee the product revamp and related organizational changes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

“It looks like the troops are goldbricking again and the C.O. needs to revamp the work detail. Let’s cut the idle chitchat and police up the area.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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