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.
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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
Present
I revamp
you revamp
he/she/it revamps
we revamp
you revamp
they revamp
Preterite
I revamped
you revamped
he/she/it revamped
we revamped
you revamped
they revamped
Present Continuous
I am revamping
you are revamping
he/she/it is revamping
we are revamping
you are revamping
they are revamping
Present Perfect
I have revamped
you have revamped
he/she/it has revamped
we have revamped
you have revamped
they have revamped
Past Continuous
I was revamping
you were revamping
he/she/it was revamping
we were revamping
you were revamping
they were revamping
Past Perfect
I had revamped
you had revamped
he/she/it had revamped
we had revamped
you had revamped
they had revamped
Future
I will revamp
you will revamp
he/she/it will revamp
we will revamp
you will revamp
they will revamp
Future Perfect
I will have revamped
you will have revamped
he/she/it will have revamped
we will have revamped
you will have revamped
they will have revamped
Future Continuous
I will be revamping
you will be revamping
he/she/it will be revamping
we will be revamping
you will be revamping
they will be revamping
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been revamping
you have been revamping
he/she/it has been revamping
we have been revamping
you have been revamping
they have been revamping
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been revamping
you will have been revamping
he/she/it will have been revamping
we will have been revamping
you will have been revamping
they will have been revamping
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been revamping
you had been revamping
he/she/it had been revamping
we had been revamping
you had been revamping
they had been revamping
Conditional
I would revamp
you would revamp
he/she/it would revamp
we would revamp
you would revamp
they would revamp
Past Conditional
I would have revamped
you would have revamped
he/she/it would have revamped
we would have revamped
you would have revamped
they would have revamped
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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"
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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:
Idiom: set right.
2. To make new or as if new again:
Idiom: give a new look to.
3. To prepare a new version of:
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Translations

revamp

[ˌriːˈvæmp]
A. VTmodernizar, renovar
B. N [ˈriːvæmp]modernización f, renovación f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

revamp

vt (inf) book, play, imageaufmotzen (inf); companyauf Vordermann bringen (inf); (Pol) partyauf Vordermann bringen (inf); house, roomaufmöbeln
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

revamp

[ˌriːˈvæmp] vt (methods, system) → modernizzare; (company, organization) → rinnovare; (play) → rendere di nuovo attuale
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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Resurrected by "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" revampers Michael Bay and director" Marcus Nispel, hockey-mask-sporting, mother-grieving psycho Jason Voorhees here butchers not one but two batches of nubile young things who unwittingly share his stomping grounds at Camp Crystal Lake, aka Camp Blood.