The Meaning of 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"
• (noun) hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did
• (noun) the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
• (noun) a reservation that is improved; "I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full"
• (noun) software that provides better performance than an earlier version did
• (noun) an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
• (verb) to improve what was old or outdated; "I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software"; "The company upgraded their personnel"
• (verb) give better travel conditions to; "The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full"
• (verb) get better travel conditions; "I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked"
• (verb) rate higher; raise in value or esteem
• (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"

Synonyms

ascent , acclivity , rise , raise , climb , rise , rising slope , promote , advance , kick upstairs , raise , elevate

Antonyms

descent , downgrade , demote

Rhymes

accolade , ade , adelaide , afraid , aid , aide , allayed , andrade , arcade , arrayed , bade , barricade , bayed , betrayed , blade , blockade , braid , brayed , bridesmaid , brigade , brocade , buffeted , cade , cascade , cavalcade , centigrade , charade , cliched , colonnade , conveyed , crusade , dade , decade , decayed , degrade , delayed , dismayed , disobeyed , displayed , dissuade , downgrade , escapade , evade , eyde , eyeshade , fade , filleted , flayed , forbade , frayed , fusillade , gade , glade , grade , granade , grayed , grenade , hade , haid , handmade , heyd , home-made , homemade , inlaid , invade , jade , kade , kincade , kincaid , lade , laid , lemonade , located , made , maid , manmade , marcade , marinade , marmalade , masquerade , mayde , mccade , mcdade , mcdaid , mcquaid , mcquaide , medicaid , mermaid , metrodade , mislaid , motorcade , nightshade , obeyed , okayed , outweighed , overpaid , overstayed , paid , palisade , parade , payed , persuade , pervade , played , portrayed , prepaid , promenade , quade , quaid , raid , rayed , remade , renegade , repaid , replayed , retrograde , sallade , sayed , schade , schrade , serenade , shade , slade , spade , spaid , spayd , spayde , sprayed , stade , staid , stayed , suede , swayed , switchblade , tirade , trade , unafraid , underpaid , unmade , unpaid , unswayed , upbraid , wade , waid , waide , weighed , zaid