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marked | updated |

As an adjective marked

is .

As a verb updated is

(update).

marked

English

Etymology 1

From (mark) (noun)

Alternative forms

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Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having a visible or identifying mark.
  • # Of a playing card: having a secret mark on the back for cheating.
  • Clearly evident; noticeable; conspicuous.
    • The eighth century BC saw a marked increase in the general wealth of Cyprus.
  • (linguistics) Of a word, form, or phoneme: distinguished by a positive feature.
    • e.g. in author'' and ''authoress , the latter is marked for its gender by a suffix.
  • singled out; suspicious; treated with hostility; the object of vengeance.
    • A marked man.
    Usage notes
    * This adjectival sense of this word is sometimes written , rather than being silent, as in the verb form. This usage is largely restricted to poetry and other works in which it is important that the adjective’s disyllabicity be made explicit.

    Etymology 2

    See (mark) (verb)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (mark)

    • Anagrams

    * English heteronyms ----

    updated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (update)

    • Antonyms

    * outdated * out-of-date * superannuated

    update

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An advisement providing more up-to-date information than currently known.
    • He gave me an update on the situation in New York
  • A change in information, a modification of existing or known data.
    • I just made an update to the Wikipedia article on guerillas
  • An additional piece of information. An addition to existing information.
    • I just made an update to my blog about my trip to Rome
  • A modification of something to a more recent, up-to-date version; (in software ) a minor upgrade.
    • Our database receives an update every morning at 3 AM
    I have a couple of updates to install on your laptop
  • A version of something which is newer than other versions.
    • "You should try the update: it rocks. "

    Verb

    (updat)
  • To bring (a thing) up to date.
    • I need to update my records to take account of the most recent transaction.
  • To bring (a person) up to date: to inform (a person) about recent developments.
    • Update me on what happened while I was away.

    Descendants

    * Danish: (l), (l) * French: (l) English heteronyms ----