🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Rénover

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Reh-no-vay

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Revamp/rɪˈvæmp/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Ils ont décidé de rénover le vieux bâtiment."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To renovate, improve, or revise something.

    "The company decided to revamp its marketing strategy to attract younger customers."
As noun
  1. 1

    An act of renovating or improving something.

    "The revamp of the old theater has made it a popular venue for concerts."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'revamp' originated in the early 20th century, derived from the prefix 're-' meaning 'again' and 'vamp', which is a colloquial term for 'to patch up' or 'to renovate'. The term has evolved to encompass a broader meaning of making improvements or renovations.

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