depute vs upgrade

upgrade vs depute

depute is not a noun while upgrade is a noun.

depute and upgrade both are verbs.

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

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

depute: 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 depute 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.

depute (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)

depute (verb)	upgrade (verb)
transfer power to someone	to improve what was old or outdated
appoint as a substitute	give better travel conditions to
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)	get better travel conditions
	rate higher; raise in value or esteem
	give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

Difference between depute and upgrade

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