assign vs upgrade

upgrade vs assign

assign is not a noun while upgrade is a noun.

assign and upgrade both are verbs.

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

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

assign: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
upgrade: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

Other hyponyms of assign include mandate, cast, post, cast, devolve, task, place, regiment, reassign, transfer, delegate, depute, mandate, advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate, place.

assign (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)

assign (verb)	upgrade (verb)
select something or someone for a specific purpose	to improve what was old or outdated
attribute or credit to	give better travel conditions to
decide as to where something belongs in a scheme	get better travel conditions
attribute or give	rate higher; raise in value or esteem
transfer one's right to	give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
give out
make undue claims to having
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

Difference between assign and upgrade

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