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revamp

verb re·vamp \(ˌ)rē-ˈvamp\

: to make (something) better or like new again

Full Definition of REVAMP

transitive verb
1
:  remake, revise
2
:  renovate, reconstruct
— re·vamp \ˈrē-ˌ, ri-ˈ\ noun
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First Known Use of REVAMP

1850

Related to REVAMP

Synonyms
alter, make over, modify, recast, redo, refashion, remake, remodel, change, revise, rework, vary
Antonyms
fix, freeze, set, stabilize

Rhymes with REVAMP

arc lamp, black damp, boot camp, break camp, C-clamp, death camp, decamp, encamp, firedamp, flashlamp, floor lamp, food stamp, glow lamp, headlamp, off-ramp, on-ramp, preamp, sunlamp, tax stamp, time-stamp, unclamp, work camp

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