upgrade


up·grade

vt \ˈəp-ˌgrād, ˌəp-ˈ\
up·grad·ed; up·grad·ing

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

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