upgrade

¹up·grade

noun \ˈəp-ˌgrād\

Definition of UPGRADE

1

: an upward grade or slope

2

: increase, rise

3

: improvement 2b

Examples of UPGRADE

1. a slight upgrade in the roadway
2. The hotel offered us a room upgrade.

First Known Use of UPGRADE

1873

Related to UPGRADE

Synonyms

acclivity, hill, rise, ascent, uphill, uprise

Antonyms

declension, decline, declivity, descent, dip, downgrade, downhill, drop-off, fall, hang, hanging

Related Words

cant, diagonal, glacis, grade, gradient, inclination, incline, lean, pitch, rake, tilt; climb, hump, mound, ridge, swell

Near Antonyms

basin, depression, hollow

Rhymes with UPGRADE

abrade, afraid, air raid, arcade, Band-Aid, barmaid, Belgrade, blockade, bondmaid, bridesmaid, brigade, brocade, cascade, charade, clichéd, cockade, corrade, cross-trade, crusade, decade, degrade, dissuade, downgrade, evade, eyeshade, fair-trade, first aid, glissade, grenade, handmade, homemade, housemaid, inlaid, invade, limeade, low-grade, man-made, mermaid, milkmaid, navaid, nightshade, nursemaid, old maid, parade, persuade, pervade, plain-laid, pomade, postpaid, sacheted, scalade, sea-maid, self-made, stockade, sunshade, switchblade, torsade, twayblade, twice-laid, unbraid, unlade, unmade, unpaid, upbraid

²up·grade

verb \ˈəp-ˌgrād, ˌəp-ˈ\

Definition of UPGRADE

transitive verb

: to raise or improve the grade of: as

a : to improve (livestock) by use of purebred sires

b : to advance to a job requiring a higher level of skill especially as part of a training program

c : to raise the quality of

d : to raise the classification and usually the price of without improving the quality

e : to extend the usefulness of (as a device)

f : to assign a less serious status to <upgraded the patient's condition to good>

intransitive verb

: to improve or replace especially software or a device for increased usefulness

— up·grad·abil·i·ty or up·grade·abil·i·ty \ˌəp-ˌgrā-də-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— up·grad·able or up·grade·able \ˌəp-ˈgrā-də-bəl\ adjective

Examples of UPGRADE

1. This course will help you to upgrade your computer skills.
2. They've upgraded the quality of their service.
3. The city is upgrading the sewage treatment plant.
4. The office is upgrading the telephone system.
5. They upgraded the hotel to attract more business patrons.
6. We were able to upgrade to first class.
7. We had reserved a double room, but the hotel upgraded us to a suite.

First Known Use of UPGRADE

1901

Related to UPGRADE

Synonyms

advance, elevate, raise, promote

Antonyms

abase, degrade, demote, downgrade, lower, reduce

Related Words

forward, further; aggrandize, boost, heighten, improve, lift, uplift; commission, ennoble, knight; acclaim, applaud, celebrate, cite, commend, compliment, congratulate, decorate; eulogize, exalt, extol (also extoll), glorify, hail, honor, laud, praise, salute

Near Antonyms

depose, dethrone, dismiss, expel, impeach, oust, overthrow, remove, unmake, unseat; demean, disgrace, dishonor, humble, humiliate, mortify, shame, take down; censure, condemn, damn, denounce, reprobate

up·grade

transitive verb \ˈəp-ˌgrād, ˌəp-ˈ\   (Medical Dictionary)

up·grad·ed; up·grad·ing

Medical Definition of UPGRADE

1

: to assign a less serious status to <upgraded the patient's condition from fair to good>

2

: to reclassify (as a cancer, concussion, or bone fracture) to a more serious grade when the grades are numbered from least to most serious