upgrade

One entry found for upgrade.

Main Entry: ²up·grade
Pronunciation: '&p-"grAd, "&p-'
Function: verb
transitive verb : to raise or improve the grade of: as a : to improve (livestock) by use of purebred sires b : to advance to a job requiring a higher level of skill especially as part of a training program c : to raise the quality of d : to raise the classification and usually the price of without improving the quality e : to extend the usefulness of (as a device) f : to assign a less serious status to <upgraded the patient's condition to good>
intransitive verb : to improve or replace especially software or a device for increased usefulness
- up·grad·abil·i·ty or up·grade·abil·i·ty /"&p-"grA-d&-'bi-l&-tE/ noun
- up·grad·able or up·grade·able /"&p-'grA-d&-b&l/ adjective