UPGRADE

upgrade

(noun) 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”

upgrade

(noun) hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did

upgrade, rise, rising slope

(noun) the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises

upgrade

(noun) a reservation that is improved; “I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full”

upgrade

(noun) software that provides better performance than an earlier version did

ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade

(noun) an upward slope or grade (as in a road); “the car couldn’t make it up the rise”

upgrade

(verb) to improve what was old or outdated; “I’ve upgraded my computer so I can run better software”; “The company upgraded their personnel”

upgrade

(verb) give better travel conditions to; “The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full”

upgrade

(verb) get better travel conditions; “I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked”

upgrade

(verb) rate higher; raise in value or esteem

promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate

(verb) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

upgrade (plural upgrades)

An upward grade or slope.

An improved component or replacement item, usually applied to technology

An improvement

Verb

upgrade (third-person singular simple present upgrades, present participle upgrading, simple past and past participle upgraded)

(transitive) To improve, usually applied to technology, generally by complete replacement of one or more components

(transitive) To replace with something better.

(transitive) To improve the equipment or furnishings of or services rendered to

(intransitive) To improve in condition or status.

(intransitive, computing) 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.