revamp

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/riːˈvæmp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ riˈvæmp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(v. rē vamp; n.vamp′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
re•vamp / riˈvæmp/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object]
  1. to make changes in the structure (of something);
    redo:The school wanted to revamp its business and accounting programs.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
re•vamp  (v. rē vamp;n. rēvamp′),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to renovate, redo, or revise:We've decided to revamp the entire show.

n. 
  1. an act or instance of restructuring, reordering, or revising something;
    overhaul:a revamp of the nation's foreign policy.
  • re- + vamp1 1840–50, American.
re•vamper, n. 
re•vampment, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
revamp / riːˈvæmp/ (transitive)
  1. to patch up or renovate; repair or restore
  1. something that has been renovated or revamped
  2. the act or process of revamping
Etymology: 19th Century: from re- + vamp2
Collocations: a [show, program, play] revamp, a new revamp of the [show], the latest revamp of the [show], more...

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