revamp

re·vamp

 (rē-vămp′)

tr.v. re·vamped, re·vamp·ing, re·vamps

1. To patch up or restore; renovate.

2. To revise or reconstruct (a manuscript, for example).

3. To vamp (a shoe) anew.

n.

The act or an instance of revamping; a complete reorganization or revision.

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re·vamp′ment n.

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revamp

(riːˈvæmp)

vb (tr)

to patch up or renovate; repair or restore

n

1. something that has been renovated or revamped

2. the act or process of revamping

[C19: from re- + vamp²]

reˈvamper n

reˈvamping n

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re•vamp

(v. riˈvæmp; n. ˈriˌvæmp)

v.t.

1. to renovate, revise, or restructure; redo.

n.

2. an act or instance of revamping.

3. something revamped.

[1840–50, Amer.]

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revamp

- Originally referred to shoes—vamp being the covering of the instep.

See also related terms for shoes.

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revamp

Past participle: revamped
Gerund: revamping

Imperative

revamp

revamp

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	revamp - to patch up or renovate; repair or restore; "They revamped their old house before selling it" regenerate, renew - reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"
	2.	revamp - provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots" vamp fix, furbish up, mend, repair, bushel, doctor, touch on, restore - restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"

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revamp

verb renovate, restore, overhaul, refurbish, rehabilitate, do up (informal), patch up, refit, repair, fix up (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), recondition, give a face-lift to It's a good time to revamp your kitchen.

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revamp

verb

1. To restore to proper condition or functioning:

doctor, fix, fix up, mend, overhaul, patch, repair, right.

Idiom: set right.

2. To make new or as if new again:

furbish, recondition, re-create, refresh, refurbish, rejuvenate, renew, renovate, restore.

Idiom: give a new look to.

3. To prepare a new version of:

amend, emend, emendate, revise, rework, rewrite.

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Translations

rimodernare

revamp

[ˌriːˈvæmp]

A. VT → modernizar, renovar

B. N [ˈriːvæmp] → modernización f, renovación f

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revamp

[riːˈvæmp]

vt [+ house, room] → retaper; [+ area] → réaménager; [+ firm, organization] → restructurer; [+ image] → remodeler; [+ system, policies, laws] → réorganiser

n [house, area] → réaménagement m; [firm, organization] → restructuration f; [image, system, policies, laws] → remodelage mrev counter n (British) → compte-tours m inv

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revamp

vt (inf) book, play, image → aufmotzen (inf); company → auf Vordermann bringen (inf); (Pol) party → auf Vordermann bringen (inf); house, room → aufmöbeln

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revamp

[ˌriːˈvæmp] vt (methods, system) → modernizzare; (company, organization) → rinnovare; (play) → rendere di nuovo attuale

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