revamp
Part of speech: verb
noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: The verb is derived from re- (prefix meaning ‘again, anew’) + vamp (“to patch, repair, or refurbish”). The noun is derived from the verb.
Base: vamp
Affixes: re-
Inflected forms:
form: revamps
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: revamping
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: revamped
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: revamped
pos: verb
tags: past
form: revamps
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: To improve, renew, renovate, or revise (something).
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: They plan to revamp the historical theater in the old downtown.
But the great man [Thomas Carlyle] has great littlenesses, the original sometimes revamps old thoughts, the strong reasoner may beg his question and build a strong hypothesis on assumed premises, and the clear writer frequently gets into the predicament which formed the countryman's definition of a metaphysical colloquy— […]
[T]hey did not revise, revamp, and reiterate the argument that I have heard so often from that side of the Chamber, and sometimes on this, that it would be very wicked and wrong and unpatriotic for this Republic to compel by force, against the will of the people, the annexation of the Philippine Islands to the United States.
The audience snickered, and Nan saw the startled flash of pain in his sunken eyes. His long fingers closed convulsively as he nerved himself to face them, and then, with a gulp of nervousness he began his monologue of ancient conundrums and jokes, not too skilfully revamped.
He went back to his play like an opium-smoker back to his drug. He revised and re-arranged and revamped. He closed his eyes, valiantly, and cut away whole act-ends, at one grim stroke, like a surgeon operating on his own flesh and blood.
The tools of government which we had in 1933 are outmoded. We have had to forge new tools for a new role of government in democracy—a role of new responsibility for new needs and increased responsibility for old needs, long neglected. […] Most of us recognize that none of these tools can be put to maximum effectiveness unless the executive processes of government are revamped—reorganized, if you will—into more effective combination.
There was a great demand for cars, but as the trade fell off people became more particular and it was found necessary to revamp the construction of nearly all the cars, the Buick and the Cadillac excepted, but the other three cars were in very bad condition and had to be rebuilt entirely on new lines.
When we learned that the O.E.D. Online was revamped late last year, we jumped at the chance to learn more about how this esteemed publication (which first stirred to life in 1857) was adapting itself for a modern online audience.
We must harness new ideas and technology to remake our government, revamp our tax code, reform our schools, and empower our citizens with the skills they need to work harder, learn more, and reach higher.
"We'll work on revamping our strategy in the morning," I say, "Now I think we all need some sleep. It's been a long night."
gloss: An act of improving, renewing, renovating, or revising something; an improvement, renovation, revamping, or revision.
pos: noun
examples: a revamp of a website
The following appear rather like revamps of old versions absolutely than absolutely new jokes: […]
To be sure, there have been many innovations introduced in that time, but upon examination it will be discovered that, in nearly all cases, they were a revamp of things which had been used before, and abandoned for want of experience in their use and proper facilities for perfecting them.
Major opportunities to reduce energy usage in the mid-term also exist through retrofitting and/or replacement of existing equipment nearing the end of its useful life and during major refinery revamps that are periodically undertaken to meet market/environmental dictates.
Sales still dwindled, so a revamp was ordered in 1969 to bring the character more in line with heroines in then-popular TV shows like The Avengers and The Mod Squad. The revamp was instigated by Justice League artist Mike Sekowsky, who had Wonder Woman renounce her powers so she could stay on Earth.
There is no denying that this RAZR model is leaps and bounds ahead of its older brethren. Welcomed updates and even revamps will certainly appeal well to the small following behind Motorola phones, although the lack of a really distinct "wow" factor will do little to convince Nokia regulars to jump ship.
Also for new products, a revamp of an existing process to produce this new product is to be considered. Revamps are modifications of existing processes. Revamps are applicable to operations, equipment operation conditions, and also to input and output changes – applicable in all process industries.
Work on the Grade 1-listed building starts early next year, with LMJV (Lang O'Rourke and J. Murphy & Sons) to carry out the revamp.
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