downdate

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verb

To alter, degrade or downgrade to an earlier or worse version, especially when it was intended to update.

“These excavations should be downdated.”

Opposite
[1,2] update
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Meanings

verbdowndate (third-person singular simple present downdates, present participle downdating, simple past and past participle downdated)

present singular third person downdates · participle present downdating · participle past downdated · past downdated

  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.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
[1,2] update

Origin

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

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APA

downdate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downdate

MLA

“downdate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downdate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downdate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downdate.

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