revamp

== English == === Etymology === The verb is derived from re- (prefix meaning ‘again, anew’) +‎ vamp (“to patch, repair, or refurbish”). The noun is derived from the verb. === Pronunciation 1 === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹiːˈvæmp/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɹiˈvæmp/ Rhymes: -æmp Hyphenation: re‧vamp ==== Verb ==== revamp (third-person singular simple present revamps, present participle revamping, simple past and past participle revamped) (transitive) To improve, renew, renovate, or revise (something). [from early 19th c.] Synonyms: improve, (obsolete) newvamp, overhaul, (obsolete) recoct, refurbish, vamp up; see also Thesaurus:improve, Thesaurus:repair ===== Derived terms ===== revamped (adjective) revamper revamping (noun) revampment ===== Related terms ===== newvamp (obsolete) vamp vamping (verb) vamping (noun) ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== Thesaurus:alter === Pronunciation 2 === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹiːvæmp/, /ɹiːˈvæmp/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹiˌvæmp/, /ɹiˈvæmp/ Hyphenation: re‧vamp ==== Noun ==== revamp (plural revamps) An act of improving, renewing, renovating, or revising something; an improvement, renovation, revamping, or revision. [from mid 19th c.] Synonym: revampment ===== Coordinate terms ===== facelift makeover overhaul ===== Translations ===== === References === === Further reading === revamp (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === vamper