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demote
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb demote has 1 sense
- demote(v = verb.social) break, bump, kick downstairs, relegate - assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant" is one way to assign, delegate, depute, designate
Derived form noun demotion1
Antonym: promote
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something PP
OXFORD DICTIONARY
demote, v.tr. reduce to a lower rank or class.
Derivative
demotion n.
Etymology
DE- + PROMOTE
THESAURUS
demote
abase, boot, bounce, break, bump, bust, can, cashier, debase, defrock, degrade, demean, dement, deplume, depose, deprive, disbar, discharge, disemploy, disgrade, dismiss, displace, displume, downgrade, drum out, expel, fire, furlough, give the ax, give the gate, humble, kick, kick upstairs, lay off, let go, let out, lower, make redundant, pension off, read out of, reduce, release, remove, replace, retire, sack, separate forcibly, strip, strip of rank, superannuate, surplus, suspend, turn off, turn out, unfrock
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