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update

/ˈʌp.deɪt/ verb B1
  1. To bring (a thing) up to date. (transitive) · I need to update my records to take account of the most recent transaction.
  2. To bring (a person) up to date: to inform (a person) about recent developments. (transitive) · Update me on what happened while I was away.
  3. To change one's credence in a proposition in response to new evidence. · I need to update on the new data.· How can I update my priors?

He/she/it updates · Past updated · Past participle updated · -ing form updating

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Verb forms

Base form
update
He/she/it
updates
Past
updated
Past participle
updated
-ing form
updating

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Rather than being a static repository of objective facts, memory is an active, reconstructive process that is constantly being updated and revised.
The Unreliable Witness, p. 1 · C2

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