revamp

[ verb ree-vamp; noun ree-vamp ]
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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.

Origin of revamp

1
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; re- + vamp1

Other words from revamp

  • re·vamp·er, noun
  • re·vamp·ment, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for revamp

revamp

/ (riːˈvæmp) /


verb(tr)
  1. to patch up or renovate; repair or restore

noun
  1. something that has been renovated or revamped

  2. the act or process of revamping

Origin of revamp

1
C19: from re- + vamp ²

Derived forms of revamp

  • revamper, noun
  • revamping, noun

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