bring up vs upgrade

upgrade vs bring up

bring up is not a noun while upgrade is a noun.

bring up and upgrade both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bring up	No	No	Yes	No
upgrade	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, upgrade is a hypernym of bring up; that is, upgrade is a word with a broader meaning than bring up:

bring up: promote from a lower position or rank
upgrade: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

Other hypernyms of bring up include advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise.

bring up (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)

bring up (verb)	upgrade (verb)
cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes	to improve what was old or outdated
make reference to	give better travel conditions to
put forward for consideration or discussion	get better travel conditions
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic	rate higher; raise in value or esteem
raise from a lower to a higher position	give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
cause to come to a sudden stop
look after a child until it is an adult
promote from a lower position or rank

Difference between bring up and upgrade

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