upgrade

1. (transitive) To improve, usually applied to technology, generally by complete replacement of one or more components.Examples: "When you upgrade your standard of living, you become addicted to that standard of living."Antonyms: downgrade#Verbtransitive

2. (transitive) To replace with something better.Examples: "I had to upgrade my anti-virus software to protect my computer from the newer threats."Antonyms: downgrade#Verbtransitive

3. (transitive) To improve the equipment or furnishings of or services rendered to.Examples: "They upgraded him to the latest model."; "They were upgraded to first class."; "From the builder's standpoint, the name of the game is to upgrade you to the maximum you can qualify for."Antonyms: downgrade#Verbtransitive

4. (intransitive) To improve in condition or status.Examples: "She upgraded to a more successful husband."Antonyms: downgrade#Verbintransitive

5. (intransitive, transitive, computing) To replace a program with a later version of itself, a version having a higher version number or marketed under a more recent product name.Examples: "She waited a long time to upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11, hoping the worst bugs would be worked out before she took the plunge."; "She waited a long time to upgrade Windows, hoping the worst bugs would be worked out before she took the plunge."intransitivetransitive