upgrade vs favor

favor vs upgrade

upgrade and favor both are nouns.

upgrade and favor both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of upgrade include tenure, bring up, spot promote, ennoble, entitle, gentle, favour, prefer, brevet.

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

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to improve what was old or outdated	consider as the favorite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

Difference between upgrade and favor

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