upgrade vs rate

rate vs upgrade

upgrade and rate both are nouns.

upgrade and rate both are verbs.

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

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

upgrade: rate higher; raise in value or esteem
rate: assign a rank or rating to

Other hypernyms of upgrade include grade, order, place, range, rank.

upgrade (noun)	rate (noun)
the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components)	the relative speed of progress or change
hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did	amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis
the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises	a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure
a reservation that is improved	a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
software that provides better performance than an earlier version did
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

upgrade (verb)	rate (verb)
to improve what was old or outdated	assign a rank or rating to
give better travel conditions to	estimate the value of
get better travel conditions	be worthy of or have a certain rating
rate higher; raise in value or esteem
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

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