v. To renovate, revise, improve or renew; to patch.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To vamp again; hence, to patch up; to reconstruct.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To vamp, mend, or patch up again; rehabilitate; reconstruct.
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v. provide (a shoe) with a new vamp
v. to patch up or renovate; repair or restore
Word Usage
"But having broached the thorny issue of using government entities to boost housing, the Fed didn't touch on questions surrounding a needed long-term revamp of housing finance."