upgrade

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations verb: /ˌʌpˈgreɪd/, noun: /ˈʌpgreɪd/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/n. ˈʌpˌgreɪd; adj., adv. ˈʌpˈgreɪd; v. ʌpˈgreɪd, ˈʌpˌgreɪd/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(n. up′grād′; adj., adv. up′grād′; v. up grād′, up′grād′)


Inflections of 'upgrade' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
upgrades
v 3rd person singular
upgrading
v pres p
upgraded
v past
upgraded
v past p

upgrade
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Sense: Verb: improve
Synonyms:
improve Collocations, enhance Collocations, renew Collocations, remodel, renovate, refine Collocations, revamp Collocations, better Collocations, make sth better, spruce up, improve upon, give a makeover to (informal), take sth up a notch (informal), make sth better, give an upgrade to, make improvements to, reform Collocations, transform Collocations
Sense: Verb: promote
Synonyms:
promote Collocations, advance Collocations, raise Collocations, graduate Collocations, boost, kick sb upstairs (informal), elevate, ennoble, exalt, move up, lift Collocations, uplift, bring forward, up Collocations (informal)
Sense: Noun: improvement
Synonyms:
improvement Collocations, enhancement Collocations, refinement, renewal Collocations, boost, promotion Collocations, tweak Collocations, betterment, change for the better, transformation, leap Collocations, lift Collocations


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