1852 Proc. Congr. of People's League Old & New World 17 In a revamp of the revolutions of the past they feebly hope to find that lasting amelioration which is only to be obtained by participation in a league.

1881 Philadelphia Rec. No. 3418/1 All that has been published is simply a revamp of what came out in the Congressional investigation.

1910 Missionary Rev. of World Aug. 571/1 He pricks this Persian bubble [sc. Babism] by showing it a mere revamp of old pantheistic theories.

1943 Yank 10 Feb. 8 A plane comes in badly shot up and has to go to basic engineering for a revamp.

1994 J. Kelman How Late it Was 138 Some big hotel was getting a revamp, gutted out then rebuilt onto the auld outer facing.

1803 S. Miller Brief Retrospect 18th Cent. II. xix. 172 These ephemeral productions are daily composed, translated, revamped, and reprinted, to indulge the growing demand.

1850 D. G. Mitchell Lorgnette I. 141 Even the soberer subjects of History, he told me, must be re-vamped in some tasty way.

1876 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. 2nd Ser. 19 Some of them at least fifteen centuries old when revamped.

1930 H. Ford & S. Crowther Moving Forward (1931) xi. 164 We decided to revamp our entire industry from top to bottom.

1947 Sun (Baltimore) 22 Dec. 2/1 Eastern and western states will revamp their foreign policies in the light of the situation in Germany.

1997 Home Flair July 48/1 I have just revamped my kitchen by painting the doors in pale blue and adding blue curtains.

1847 D. S. Jennings Nine Years Democratic Rule in Mississippi xx. 260 To establish a reputation for pure patriotism, and thereby keep up party ascendency, by a revamped edition of stale truisms.

1937 Amer. Home Apr. 67/2 It is probably the revamped dining room furniture which is of the most interest.

2007 Sunday Times Trav. May 22 We're eschewing camping for..retro-cool chambres at the revamped Grand Hotel in Cannes.

1849 Amer. Whig Rev. Feb. 209/1 An elaborate revamping of the old arguments on the beauties and blessings of free trade.

1950 Manch. Guardian Weekly 7 Dec. 3 The British did some rapid discreet revamping of their agenda.

2005 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 2 Sept. 5/1 The revamping of Roma and Edward streets as tree-lined boulevards.