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downdate en · VERB

Etymology

Blend of down + update, or down- + date.

Meanings

  1. To alter, degrade or downgrade to an earlier or worse version, especially when it was intended to update.
  2. To undo an update.
    • I downdated the database to undo the most recent update.
  3. To date earlier.
    • These excavations should be downdated.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
downdates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
downdating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
downdated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
downdated Tense=Past lexicographic

Antonyms

[1,2] update