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UPGRADE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components)

Example:

the power plant received a new upgrade

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("upgrade" is a kind of...):

improvement (the act of improving something)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("upgrade" is a kind of...):

computer hardware; hardware ((computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system)

Derivation:

upgrade (to improve what was old or outdated)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The property possessed by a slope or surface that rises

Synonyms:

rise; rising slope; upgrade

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("upgrade" is a kind of...):

grade (the gradient of a slope or road or other surface)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A reservation that is improved

Example:

I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("upgrade" is a kind of...):

reservation (something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.))

Derivation:

upgrade (give better travel conditions to)

upgrade (get better travel conditions)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Software that provides better performance than an earlier version did

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("upgrade" is a kind of...):

computer software; package; software; software package; software program; software system ((computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory)

Derivation:

upgrade (to improve what was old or outdated)

Sense 6

Meaning:

An upward slope or grade (as in a road)

Example:

the car couldn't make it up the rise

Synonyms:

acclivity; ascent; climb; raise; rise; upgrade

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("upgrade" is a kind of...):

incline; side; slope (an elevated geological formation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "upgrade"):

uphill (the upward slope of a hill)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

To improve what was old or outdated

Example:

The company upgraded their personnel

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "upgrade" is one way to...):

ameliorate; amend; better; improve; meliorate (to make better)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

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

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Give better travel conditions to

Example:

The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "upgrade" is one way to...):

ameliorate; amend; better; improve; meliorate (to make better)

Verb group:

upgrade (get better travel conditions)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

upgrade (a reservation that is improved)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Get better travel conditions

Example:

I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "upgrade" is one way to...):

ameliorate; better; improve; meliorate (get better)

Verb group:

upgrade (give better travel conditions to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

upgrade (a reservation that is improved)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Rate higher; raise in value or esteem

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "upgrade" is one way to...):

grade; order; place; range; rank; rate (assign a rank or rating to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Antonym:

downgrade (rate lower; lower in value or esteem)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

Example:

I got promoted after many years of hard work

Synonyms:

advance; elevate; kick upstairs; promote; raise; upgrade

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "upgrade" is one way to...):

assign; delegate; depute; designate (give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "upgrade"):

tenure (give life-time employment to)

bring up (promote from a lower position or rank)

spot promote (promote on the spot)

ennoble; entitle; gentle (give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility)

favor; favour; prefer (promote over another)

brevet (promote somebody by brevet, in the military)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

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