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Noun upgrade has 6 senses
- ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade - an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
--1 is a kind of slope, incline, side
--1 has particulars: uphill
- upgrade - software that provides better performance than an earlier version did
--2 is a kind of software, software system, software package, package
- upgrade - a reservation that is upgraded; "I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full"
--3 is a kind of reservation
- upgrade, rise, rising slope - the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
--4 is a kind of grade
- upgrade - hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did
--5 is a kind of hardware, computer hardware
- upgrade - the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components); "the power plant received a new upgrade"
--6 is a kind of improvement
Verb upgrade has 5 senses
- upgrade - rate higher; raise in value or esteem
--1 is one way to rate, rank, range, order, grade, place
Antonyms: downgrade
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- upgrade - to improve, especially something that was old or outdated; "I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software"; "The company upgraded their personnel"
--2 is one way to better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate - give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"
--3 is one way to delegate, designate, depute, assign
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- upgrade - get better travel conditions; "I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked"
--4 is one way to better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
- upgrade - give better travel conditions to; "The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full"
--5 is one way to better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
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