upgrade vs promote

promote vs upgrade

upgrade is a noun but promote is not a noun.

upgrade and promote both are verbs.

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

As verbs, upgrade and promote are synonyms defined as:

upgrade and promote: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

Other synonyms of upgrade include advance, elevate, kick upstairs, raise.

upgrade (noun)	promote (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 (verb)	promote (verb)
to improve what was old or outdated	make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
give better travel conditions to	change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent
get better travel conditions	be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
rate higher; raise in value or esteem	give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position	contribute to the progress or growth of

Difference between upgrade and promote

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