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


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