favour vs upgrade

upgrade vs favour

favour and upgrade both are nouns.

favour and upgrade both are verbs.

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

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

favour: promote over another
upgrade: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

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

favour (noun)	upgrade (noun)
an act of gracious kindness	the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components)
souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party	hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did
an advantage to the benefit of someone or something	the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
an inclination to approve	a reservation that is improved
a feeling of favorable regard	software that provides better performance than an earlier version did
	an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

favour (verb)	upgrade (verb)
consider as the favorite	to improve what was old or outdated
promote over another	give better travel conditions to
treat gently or carefully	get better travel conditions
bestow a privilege upon	rate higher; raise in value or esteem
	give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

Difference between favour and upgrade

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