1 B2 informal
To update a record, file, or document so that it reflects current information.
"Please date up the patient records before the end of the shift."
separable
date up
B2 informal separable transitive
To update something — especially a record, document, or system — to make it current or reflect the latest information.
In plain English
To bring something up to today's date or to the most recent information.
What does "date up" mean?
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To bring the date of something up to the current time.
Actually means
To bring something up to today's date or to the most recent information.
Usage tip
Relatively uncommon and informal. More widely used in administrative and record-keeping contexts. Less frequent than 'update' or 'bring up to date'. Some regional use in British English.
Words that pair with "date up"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
records file database account information system
How to conjugate "date up"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
date up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
dates up
he/she/it
Past simple
dated up
yesterday
Past participle
dated up
have + pp
-ing form
dating up
continuous
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