revamp

The story

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

First known use, by meaning

• from early 19th c. To improve, renew, renovate, or revise (something).
• from mid 19th c. An act of improving, renewing, renovating, or revising something; an improvement, renovation, revamping, or revision.