revamp
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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.
re·vamp′ment 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
[C19: from re- + vamp2]
reˈvamper n
reˈvamping n
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.]
revamp
- Originally referred to shoes—vamp being the covering of the instep.See also related terms for shoes.
revamp
Past participle: revamped
Gerund: revamping
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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" |
revamp
revamp
verb1. To restore to proper condition or functioning:
Idiom: set right.
2. To make new or as if new again:
Idiom: give a new look to.
Translations
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
revamp
vt (inf) book, play, image → aufmotzen (inf); company → auf Vordermann bringen (inf); (Pol) party → auf Vordermann bringen (inf); house, room → aufmöbeln