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revamp
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense revamps , present participle revamping , past tense, past participle revamped
verb
If someone revamps something, they make changes to it in order to try and improve it.
All Italy's political parties have accepted that it is time to revamp the system. [VERB noun]
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revamp in British English
verb (transitive)
1.
to patch up or renovate; repair or restore
noun
2.
something that has been renovated or revamped
3.
the act or process of revamping
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Derived forms
revamper (reˈvamper)
noun
revamping (reˈvamping)
noun
Word origin
C19: from re- + vamp2
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revamp in American English
US
verb transitive
1.
to vamp again or anew; specif., to renovate or revise; make over
noun
2.
the act or result of revamping
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revamp in American English
(verb riˈvæmp, noun ˈriˌvæmp)
transitive verb
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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Derived forms
revamper
noun
revampment
noun
Word origin
[1840–50, Amer.; re- + vamp1]
Examples of 'revamp' in a sentence
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Some 650 homes will be built on top of a revamped bus depot. The Guardian (2015) The Guardian (2017) The Guardian (2016) The Guardian (2015) The Guardian (2019) Times, Sunday Times (2008) Times, Sunday Times (2009) Times, Sunday Times (2011) Times, Sunday Times (2013) The Sun (2016)
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revamp the curriculum