revamp
English
Etymology
From re- + vamp (“to apply a vamp/patch”, verb).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɹiːˈvamp/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɹiˈvæmp/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -æmp
Verb
revamp (third-person singular simple present revamps, present participle revamping, simple past and past participle revamped)
- (transitive) To renovate, revise, improve or renew; to patch.
- They plan to revamp the historical theater in the old downtown.
Synonyms
- ameliorate, buff (game slang), improve, renovate
- See also Thesaurus:repair
Antonyms
- debuff, deteriorate, nerf (game slang)
Translations
to renovate, revise, improve or renew; to patch
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Noun
revamp (plural revamps)
- A renovation, revision or improvement
References
- “revamp”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.