Update vs. Alter — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Update and Alter
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Update
To alter so as to be up to date
Update a textbook.
Update the files.
Alter
Change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way
Our outward appearance alters as we get older
Eliot was persuaded to alter the passage
Update
To inform (someone) with the latest information.
Alter
To change or make different; modify
Altered my will.
Update
Information that updates something or someone.
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Alter
To adjust (a garment) for a better fit.
Update
The act or an instance of bringing something or someone up to date.
Alter
To castrate or spay (an animal, such as a cat or a dog).
Update
An updated version of something.
Alter
To change or become different.
Update
An advisement providing more up-to-date information than currently known.
He gave me an update on the situation in New York.
Alter
(transitive) To change the form or structure of.
Update
A change in information, a modification of existing or known data.
I just made an update to the Wikipedia article on guerillas.
Alter
(intransitive) To become different.
Update
An additional piece of information. An addition to existing information.
I just made an update to my blog about my trip to Rome.
Alter
(transitive) To tailor clothes to make them fit.
Update
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.
Alter
(transitive) To castrate, neuter or spay (a dog or other animal).
Update
A version of something which is newer than other versions.
You should try the update: it rocks.
Alter
(transitive) To affect mentally, as by psychotropic drugs or illness.
Update
(transitive) To bring (a thing) up to date.
I need to update my records to take account of the most recent transaction.
Alter
An identity or headmate of a person with dissociative identity disorder (previously known as multiple personality disorder); a member of a system.
Update
(transitive) To bring (a person) up to date: to inform (a person) about recent developments.
Update me on what happened while I was away.
Alter
To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.
It gilds all objects, but it alters none.
My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
Update
News that updates your information
Alter
To agitate; to affect mentally.
Update
Modernize or bring up to date;
We updated the kitchen in the old house
Alter
To geld.
Update
Bring up to date; supply with recent information
Alter
To become, in some respects, different; to vary; to change; as, the weather alters almost daily; rocks or minerals alter by exposure.
Update
Bring to the latest state of technology
Alter
Cause to change; make different; cause a transformation;
The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city
The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Alter
Make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence;
Her mood changes in accordance with the weather
The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season
Alter
Make an alteration to;
This dress needs to be altered
Alter
Insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
Alter
Remove the ovaries of;
Is your cat spayed?
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