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revamp

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re·vamp  (r-vmp)
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.

re·vampment n.

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
[from re- + vamp2]
revamper  n
revamping  n

revamp - Originally referred to shoes—vamp being the covering of the instep.
See also related terms for shoes.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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"
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"

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.
Translations
revamp [ˌriːˈvæmp]
A. VTmodernizar, renovar
B. N [ˈriːvæmp]modernización f, renovación f
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 m
rev counter n (British)compte-tours m inv
revamp
vt (inf) book, play, imageaufmotzen (inf); companyauf Vordermann bringen (inf); (Pol) partyauf Vordermann bringen (inf); house, roomaufmöbeln
revamp [ˌriːˈvæmp] vt (methods, system) → modernizzare; (company, organization) → rinnovare; (play) → rendere di nuovo attuale


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He said all the recommendations to revamp the system would be presented to the President and Prime Minister for approval.
With preparatory building work on the New Street Gateway revamp set to begin next month, Network Rail has asked the council planning department to delay the towers until the housing market picks up.
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