upgrade vs designate

designate vs upgrade

upgrade is a noun but designate is not a noun.

upgrade is not an adjective while designate is an adjective.

upgrade and designate both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of upgrade include assign, delegate, depute.

upgrade (noun)	designate (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)

upgrade (adjective)	designate (adjective)
	appointed but not yet installed in office

upgrade (verb)	designate (verb)
to improve what was old or outdated	design or destine
give better travel conditions to	assign a name or title to
get better travel conditions	decree or designate beforehand
rate higher; raise in value or esteem	indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position	give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

Difference between upgrade and designate

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