upgrade
1. an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
- the car couldn't make it up the rise
• Syn:
ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb
• Ant:
descent (for: ascent)
• Derivationally related forms:
climb (for: climb), raise (for: raise), acclivitous (for: acclivity), ascend (for: ascent)
• Hypernyms:
slope, incline, side
• Hyponyms:
uphill
2. software that provides better performance than an earlier version did
• Hypernyms:
software, software program, computer software, software system, software package, package
3. a reservation that is improved
- I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full
• Hypernyms:
reservation
4. the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
• Syn:
rise, rising slope
• Derivationally related forms:
rise (for: rise)
• Hypernyms:
grade
5. hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did
• Hypernyms:
hardware, computer hardware
6. 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
• Hypernyms:
improvement
1. rate higher;
raise in value or esteem (Freq. 2)
• Ant:
downgrade
• Hypernyms:
rate, rank, range, order, grade, place
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. to improve what was old or outdated (Freq. 1)
- I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software
- The company upgraded their personnel
• Hypernyms:
better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. 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
• Syn:
promote, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate
• Ant:
demote (for: promote)
• Derivationally related forms:
elevation (for: elevate), advancement (for: advance), promotion (for: promote)
• Hypernyms:
delegate, designate, depute, assign
• Hyponyms:
tenure, bring up, spot promote, ennoble, gentle,
entitle, prefer, favor, favour, brevet
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
4. get better travel conditions
- I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked
• Hypernyms:
better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
5. give better travel conditions to
- The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full
• Hypernyms:
better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
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