amend vs upgrade

upgrade vs amend

amend is not a noun while upgrade is a noun.

amend and upgrade both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
amend	No	No	Yes	No
upgrade	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, upgrade is a hyponym of amend; that is, upgrade is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than amend:

amend: to make better
upgrade: to improve what was old or outdated

Other hyponyms of amend include alleviate, assuage, palliate, relieve, aid, help, regenerate, revitalize, enrich, build up, develop, turn around, help, condition, emend, iron out, put right, straighten out, enhance, bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on, reform, reform, beautify, embellish, fancify, prettify, build, hone, perfect, down, fine-tune, polish, refine, distil, distill, make pure, purify, sublimate, fructify, lift, raise, advance, educate.

amend (noun)	upgrade (noun)
	the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components)
	hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did
	the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
	a reservation that is improved
	software that provides better performance than an earlier version did
	an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

amend (verb)	upgrade (verb)
to make better	to improve what was old or outdated
set straight or right	give better travel conditions to
make amendments to	get better travel conditions
	rate higher; raise in value or esteem
	give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

Difference between amend and upgrade

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