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Dictionary: re·vamp   (rē-vămp') pronunciation
tr.v., -vamped, -vamp·ing, -vamps.
  1. To patch up or restore; renovate.
  2. To revise or reconstruct (a manuscript, for example).
  3. To vamp (a shoe) anew.
n.
The act or an instance of revamping; a complete reorganization or revision.

revampment re·vamp'ment n.

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verb

  1. To restore to proper condition or functioning: doctor, fix, fix up, mend, overhaul, patch, repair1, right. Idioms: set right. See help/harm/harmless.
  2. To make new or as if new again: furbish, recondition, re-create, refresh, refurbish, rejuvenate, renew, renovate, restore. Idioms: give a new look to. See help/harm/harmless, new/old.
  3. To prepare a new version of: amend, emend, emendate, revise, rework, rewrite. See change/persist.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: to patch up or renovate; repair or restore

Meaning #2: provide (a shoe) with a new vamp
  Synonym: vamp


Translations: Revamp
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - ombygge, modernisere, pudse op
n. - ombygning, modernisering

Nederlands (Dutch)
vernieuwen, verbouwen, herstructureren

Français (French)
v. tr. - rajeunir, réorganiser, retaper
n. - rajeunissement, nouvelle version

Deutsch (German)
v. - renovieren, neu bearbeiten, aufpolieren, überholen
n. - Aufpolierung, Überholung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ανακαινίζω, ξαναφρεσκάρω, επιδιορθώνω (κν. μπαλώνω)

Italiano (Italian)
rimodernare, rattoppare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - gaspear, consertar

Русский (Russian)
подновлять, приукрашивать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - arreglar, modernizar, remendar
n. - arreglo, remiendo, modernización

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fräscha upp, modernisera, sätta nytt ovanläder på

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
给换新面, 改造, 修补, 改写, 翻新, 修补过的东西, 翻新物

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 給換新面, 改造, 修補, 改寫
n. - 修補, 翻新, 修補過的東西, 翻新物

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 가죽을 갈다, 개조하다
n. - 맞잇기, 맞붙임, 혁신

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 新しい爪革を付ける, 改造する
n. - 継ぎ当て, 革新, 改革

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يجدد, يصلح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שיפץ, חידש, הטליא, שיפר‬
n. - ‮שיפוץ, חידוש, הטלאה, שיפור‬


 
 
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