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updated

up·date
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    • UK Pronunciation
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    • [verb uhp-deyt, uhp-deyt; noun uhp-deyt]
    • /verb ʌpˈdeɪt, ˈʌpˌdeɪt; noun ˈʌpˌdeɪt/
    • /ʌpˈdeɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb uhp-deyt, uhp-deyt; noun uhp-deyt]
    • /verb ʌpˈdeɪt, ˈʌpˌdeɪt; noun ˈʌpˌdeɪt/

Definitions of updated word

  • verb with object updated to bring (a book, figures, or the like) up to date as by adding new information or making corrections: to update a science textbook. 1
  • verb with object updated Computers. to incorporate new or more accurate information in (a database, program, procedure, etc.). 1
  • verb with object updated to bring (a person, organization, etc.) up to date on a particular subject: The magazine article will update you on the international situation. 1
  • noun updated an act or instance of updating: to make an update in a financial ledger. 1
  • noun updated information or data used in updating. 1
  • noun updated an updated version, model, or the like. 1
See all 8 definitions of updated

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Origin of updated

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45; up- + date1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Updated

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Updated

updated popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

updated usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for updated

adj updated

  • altered — to make different in some particular, as size, style, course, or the like; modify: to alter a coat; to alter a will; to alter course.

noun updated

  • flashed — Simple past tense and past participle of flash.

verb updated

  • innovated — to introduce something new; make changes in anything established.
  • kibitzed — Simple past tense and past participle of kibitz.
  • optimized — to make as effective, perfect, or useful as possible.
All 5 Synonyms of updated

Antonyms for updated

verb updated

  • antiqued — An antiqued object is modern but has been made to look like an antique.
Just one Antonym for updated

Related words

  • aggregator

    a business organization that collates the details of an individual's financial affairs so that the information can be presented on a single website

  • interactive

    acting one upon or with the other.

  • master file

    Computers. a permanent file, periodically updated, that serves as an authoritative source of data.

  • retelling

    a new, and often updated or retranslated, version of a story.

  • retrofit

    to modify equipment (in airplanes, automobiles, a factory, etc.) that is already in service using parts developed or made available after the time of original manufacture.
All related words to updated

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