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revamp (v.)

1850, from re- "again" + vamp (v.) "patch up, replace the upper front part of a shoe." An earlier verb was new-vamp (1630s). Modern use is typically figurative. Related: Revamped; revamping.

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Definitions of revamp from WordNet

revamp (v.)
to patch up or renovate; repair or restore;
They revamped their old house before selling it
revamp (v.)
provide (a shoe) with a new vamp;
revamp my old boots
Synonyms: vamp
From wordnet.princeton.edu