update

Meaning

Noun

1. An advisement providing more up-to-date information than currently known.
2. A change in information, a modification of existing or known data.
3. An additional piece of information, an addition to existing information.
4. A modification of something to a more recent, up-to-date version; (in software) a minor upgrade.
5. A version of something which is newer than other versions.

Verb

1. (transitive) To bring (a thing) up to date.
2. (transitive) To bring (a person) up to date: to inform (a person) about recent developments.

Synonyms

upgrade

modernize

renew

correction

renewal

renovate

improve

refresh

renovation

updating

repair

rebuild

amendment

correct

revise

revision

modification

innovation

alteration

replace

replacement

restitution

restore

retouching

retrofit

revisal

be fashionable

be modern

bring smb. up to date

up-to-date version

replacement and maintenance

advance

make topical

apprise

change

develop

editing

extend

fix

go forward

inform

meliorate

modernise

modify

progress

recovery

redouble

reformation

refreshment

reintegration

Translations

mettre à jour

aktualisieren

actualiser

mise à jour

aggiornare

actualizar

actualización

aggiornamento

atualizar

actualizar

Aktualisierung

ενημέρωση

bijwerken

actualitzar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʌp.deɪt/

Etymology

From up- + date. Earliest usages from 1940s (see Citations).