sully vs upgrade

sully

verb
  • To corrupt or damage. 

  • To soil or stain; to dirty. 

  • To become soiled or tarnished. 

upgrade

adv
  • Up a slope or grade. 

noun
  • An upward grade or slope. 

  • An improvement 

  • An improved component or replacement item, usually applied to technology 

verb
  • To improve, usually applied to technology, generally by complete replacement of one or more components 

  • To replace with something better. 

  • To improve the equipment or furnishings of or services rendered to 

  • To replace a program with a later version of itself, a version having a higher version number or marketed under a more recent product name. 

  • To improve in condition or status. 

How often have the words sully and upgrade occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )