revamp

verb

re·​vamp (ˌ)rē-ˈvamp How to pronounce revamp (audio)
revamped; revamping; revamps
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transitive verb

1
: remake, revise
2
: renovate, reconstruct
revamp
ˈrē-ˌvamp How to pronounce revamp (audio)
ri-ˈvamp
noun

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The company has revamped the design of its best-selling car. the automaker is revamping a number of its cars in an effort to make them more appealing to younger consumers
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As the hosts of the reality series, which aired on TLC from 2003 to 2013, the fashion experts helped revamp participants’ wardrobes. — John Russell, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025 Likewise, the global Black Lives Matter demonstrations caused firms to reevaluate and revamp their diversity, equity and inclusion strategies, with many launching new initiatives to address systemic racial inequities. — Corinne Post, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 After years of shortchanging homeless cats and dogs, knowingly or not, the group should revamp its pet shelter grant program. — Edwin Sayres, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025 The total cost of the initiatives Europe should take to revamp the transatlantic alliance would run to more than $100 billion yearly. — Michael E. O’Hanlon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for revamp

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of revamp was in 1850

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revamp

verb
re·​vamp (ˈ)rē-ˈvamp How to pronounce revamp (audio)
1
: to make like new again : renovate
2
: revise entry 1

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