downdate en · VERB
Etymology
Blend of down + update, or down- + date.
Meanings
- To alter, degrade or downgrade to an earlier or worse version, especially when it was intended to update.
-
To undo an update.
I downdated the database to undo the most recent update.
-
To date earlier.
These excavations should be downdated.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| downdates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| downdating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| downdated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| downdated | Tense=Past | lexicographic |