incline vs upgrade

upgrade vs incline

incline and upgrade both are nouns.

incline and upgrade both are verbs.

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

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

incline: an elevated geological formation
upgrade: an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

Other hyponyms of incline include acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise, bank, bank, camber, cant, canyonside, coast, declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall, escarpment, scarp, hillside, mountainside, versant, piedmont, ski slope.

incline (noun)	upgrade (noun)
an inclined surface connecting two levels	the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components)
an elevated geological formation	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)

incline (verb)	upgrade (verb)
make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief	to improve what was old or outdated
feel favorably disposed or willing	give better travel conditions to
be at an angle	get better travel conditions
lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow	rate higher; raise in value or esteem
bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well	give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

Difference between incline and upgrade

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