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Upgrade

//ˈʌp.ɡɹeɪd// adv, noun, verb

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Up a slope or grade. not-comparable, usually

    "Men fell out, worn-out, and there were sunstroke cases. It was an eight-mile march upgrade."

Noun
  1. 1
    An upward grade or slope.

    "The Worthens sighed with relief as the engine began its night of upgrade chugging."

  2. 2
    the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components) wordnet
  3. 3
    An improved component or replacement item, usually applied to technology.

    "Near-synonym: option"

  4. 4
    hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did wordnet
  5. 5
    An improvement.

    "The remarried couples among my friends often joke that their divorce and remarriage amounted to an upgrade."

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  1. 6
    the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises wordnet
  2. 7
    a reservation that is improved wordnet
  3. 8
    software that provides better performance than an earlier version did wordnet
  4. 9
    an upward slope or grade (as in a road) wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To improve, usually applied to technology, generally by complete replacement of one or more components. transitive

    "When you upgrade your standard of living, you become addicted to that standard of living."

  2. 2
    to improve what was old or outdated wordnet
  3. 3
    To replace with something better. transitive

    "I had to upgrade my anti-virus software to protect my computer from the newer threats."

  4. 4
    give better travel conditions to wordnet
  5. 5
    To improve the equipment or furnishings of or services rendered to. transitive

    "They upgraded him to the latest model."

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  1. 6
    get better travel conditions wordnet
  2. 7
    To improve in condition or status. intransitive

    "She upgraded to a more successful husband."

  3. 8
    rate higher; raise in value or esteem wordnet
  4. 9
    To replace a program with a later version of itself, a version having a higher version number or marketed under a more recent product name. intransitive, transitive

    "She waited a long time to upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11, hoping the worst bugs would be worked out before she took the plunge."

  5. 10
    give a promotion to or assign to a higher position wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From up- + grade.

Etymology 2

From up- + grade.

Etymology 3

From up- + grade.

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