"upgrade sth" in German to upgrade sth. ausbauen etw. hochstufen aufwerten etw. verbessern modernisieren auf den neuesten Stand bringen etw. veredeln Detailed translations for "upgrade sth" to upgrade sth. 1. general to upgrade sth.(also: to enlarge, to hoist, to follow up, to step up sth.) ausbauen{transitive verb} to upgrade sth. etw. hochstufen to upgrade sth.(also: to valorize, to valorise) aufwerten{transitive verb} to upgrade sth.(also: to improve sth.) etw. verbessern to upgrade sth.(also: to streamline production, to jazz up) modernisieren to upgrade sth. auf den neuesten Stand bringen{transitive verb} 2. papermaking to upgrade sth. etw. veredeln{transitive verb}