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verb (used with object)
1.
to renovate, redo, or revise: We've decided to revamp the entire show.
noun
2.
an act or instance of restructuring, reordering, or revising something; overhaul: a revamp of the nation's foreign policy.
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Example Sentences
- At real writing centers, students work with a tutor to revamp their papers.
- Moribund talks between government and opposition over how to revamp the economy have suddenly come back to life.
- Select a new wardrobe item based on whether you can revamp or repurpose it once its appeal wears off.
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Word Origin & History
revamp
1850, from re- "again" + vamp "patch up, replace the upper front part of a shoe" (see vamp (v.)).
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