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upgrade
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noun (n)

  • an upward slope or grade (as in a road)(noun.object)
    Synonym:
    acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise
    Antonym:
    declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall
    source: wordnet30
  • software that provides better performance than an earlier version did(noun.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • a reservation that is improved(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full.
    source: wordnet30
  • the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises(noun.attribute)
    Synonym:
    rise, rising slope
    source: wordnet30
  • hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components)(noun.act)
    Example:
    The power plant received a new upgrade.
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • rate higher; raise in value or esteem(verb.cognition)
    Antonym:
    downgrade
    source: wordnet30
  • to improve what was old or outdated(verb.change)
    Example:
    I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software.
    The company upgraded their personnel.
    source: wordnet30
  • give a promotion to or assign to a higher position(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise
    Antonym:
    break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate
    source: wordnet30
  • get better travel conditions(verb.change)
    Example:
    I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked.
    source: wordnet30
  • give better travel conditions to(verb.change)
    Example:
    The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full.
    source: wordnet30

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