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revamping
[
v.
ree-
vamp
;
n.
ree
-vamp
]
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re·vamp
/
v.
riˈvæmp
;
n.
ˈriˌvæmp
/
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[
v.
ree-
vamp
;
n.
ree
-vamp
]
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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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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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Origin:
1840–50,
Americanism
;
re-
+
vamp
1
Related forms
re·vamp·er,
noun
re·vamp·ment,
noun
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revamp
(riːˈvæmp)
—
vb
1.
to patch up or renovate; repair or restore
—
n
2.
something that has been renovated or revamped
3.
the act or process of revamping
[C19: from
re-
+
vamp
²]
re'vamper
—
n
re'vamping
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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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.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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