upgrade

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle), Verb (transitive), Adjective, Adverb
• HYPHEN: up=grade

OXFORD DICTIONARY

upgrade, v. & n.
--v.tr.
1 raise in rank etc.
2 improve (equipment, machinery, etc.) esp. by replacing components.
--n.
1 the act or an instance of upgrading.
2 an upgraded piece of equipment etc.

Idiom

on the upgrade
1 improving in health etc.
2 advancing, progressing.

Derivative

upgrader n.

THESAURUS

upgrade

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