update

/əp'deɪt/ verbnoun
6 letters2 syllables9 points in Scrabble®11 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
VERB
1

Bring to the latest state of technology or supply with the latest data.

“tonight, I will update my operating system”

“we updated the database with the most recent figures”

2

Bring up to date; supply with recent information.

3

Modernize or bring up to date.

“We updated the kitchen in the old house”

NOUN
1

Information or data that updates.

“do you have the latest software update?”

“I just heard the update on the unemployment figures”

2

The act of bringing someone or something up to date.

“the server update ran overnight”

“the local news station broadcast a special weather update”

WORD FORMS
Related formupdating
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®9 points
Words With Friends®11 points
Double word18 points
Triple word27 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinupdateway
Starts & ends withU … E
Syllablesup · date
SYNONYMS & RELATED1
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