upgrade
verb /ʌpˈɡreɪd 
/ [with object]
/ [with object]1Raise (something) to a higher standard, in particular improve (equipment or machinery) by adding or replacing components: (as adjective upgraded) upgraded computers...
- Now committed players at the club have been asked to raise funds to replace and upgrade the facilities and the squad is to help build the uninsured structures.
- The company will install reception facilities and container stacking equipment and upgrade the computer system.
- Since then proprietors have upgraded their safety standards, Tipton said.
Synonyms
improve, better, make better, ameliorate, reform, enhance, add to, customize, touch up;
rehabilitate, refurbish, recondition, modernize, update, bring up to date, renovate, redecorate, revamp, restore, remodel, redo, brighten up, spruce up;
North American bring up to code
informal do up, fix up
1.1Raise (an employee) to a higher grade or rank: he will be upgraded from an Undersecretary to a seat at the cabinet table...
- She has been upgraded to the advanced level which she is, naturally, absolutely thrilled about.
- Sgt Vernon attended the open series and was upgraded to Level Six international level referee.
Synonyms
promote, give a higher rank to, place in a higher rank, give promotion to, give a higher position to, elevate, advance, move up, raise, lift, boost, improve the position/status of, aggrandize, exalt
informal kick upstairs
archaic prefer
noun /ˈʌpɡreɪd /
/1An act of upgrading something: a room upgrade from a twin to a duplex suite...
- Well, I thought you might have got a room upgrade.
- Hotels might be willing to give you breakfast, a round of golf or a room upgrade.
- The offer entitles readers to a complimentary upgrade of room, from a standard double to a Hallmark / Delux room.
1.1An improved or more modern version of something, especially a piece of computing equipment: check that the upgrade is installed and performing correctly...
- To fix the bugs, Cisco is offering free software upgrades for various versions of its operating system, all of which are affected by the problem.
- People change jobs as often as Microsoft launches a software upgrade.
Phrases
on the upgrade
Derivatives
upgradeability
- If you care about upgradeability to prolong the lifespan of your investment, then a desktop PC is a smarter choice for you.
- Check whether the computer comes with all the necessary options, support for upgradeability and extra slots for memory and other add-on cards.
- While upgradeability wasn't a primary concern, knowing that it can be greatly expanded in the future adds definite value.
upgradeable
/ (also upgradable) adjective ...- Laptops, which take a beating and aren't very upgradeable, don't last as long as desktop machines, and they also demand a price premium - those are two reasons why manufacturers push them more than they used to.
- Flat Out is a car racing game in which you can choose one of 16 upgradeable cars to compete in one of 45 competitions.
- The system adopted by banks should be robust, scalable and upgradable, he added.
upgrader
- He just wishes the upgraders had also divided his bathroom into two sections so that he could have one separate from his wife.
- At the very least, we expect it to ship in time to get on Windows XP upgraders ' shopping lists.
- I rarely buy a ‘better’ version of something I already have… I'm a very suspicious upgrader, even when it comes to software.
Rhymes
- the international community
- the Internationale
- their
- theirs
- theirselves
- theirs (or ours) not to reason why
- theism
- theist
- theistic
- theistical
- theistically
- the jewel in the (or one's) crown
- the jig is up
- the joker in the pack
- the Journals
- the jury is out
- thekedar
- the Kimberleys
- the King
- the Kirk
- the Kirk of Scotland
- the knives are out (for someone)
- the Kop
- the Kremlin
- the Kurils