cull outdated information

/kʌl ˌaʊtˈdeɪtɪd ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən/

verb phrase

  1. To carefully remove information that is no longer current, useful, relevant, or accurate.

    B2

    transitive

    • "We cull outdated information from the website every month."B1
    • "The editor culled outdated information before publishing the revised guide."B2
    • "Researchers must regularly cull outdated information from large databases to preserve their reliability."C1

Collocations

cull outdated informationremove outdated informationupdate informationreliable informationcull outdated datacull obsolete informationcull irrelevant details

Word family

culloutdatedinformation