Definition of REVAMP

revamp

Meanings

Plural: revamps

Verb

  • to patch up or renovate; repair or restore
    • "They revamped their old house before selling it"
  • provide (a shoe) with a new vamp
    • "revamp my old boots"
  • To improve, renew, renovate, or revise (something).

Noun

  • An act of improving, renewing, renovating, or revising something; an improvement, renovation, revamping, or revision.

Origin / Etymology

The verb is derived from re- (prefix meaning ‘again, anew’) + vamp (“to patch, repair, or refurbish”). The noun is derived from the verb.

Synonyms

ameliorate, amend, aprimorate (non-native speakers’ English (chiefly Portuguese)), batten, better, correct, enhance, fix, fix up, get better, hone, improve, kludge, look up, make whole, meliorate, mend, newvamp, overhaul, patch, put to rights, recoct, rectify, refine, reform, refurbish, remediate, remedy, renew, renovate, restore, restrive, revamp, revampment, vamp

Scrabble Score: 13

revamp is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
revamp is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
revamp is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

revamp is a valid Words With Friends word