DEMOTE

demote, bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs

(verb) assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; “She was demoted because she always speaks up”; “He was broken down to Sergeant”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

demote (third-person singular simple present demotes, present participle demoting, simple past and past participle demoted)

(transitive) To lower the rank or status of.

(transitive) To relegate.

Antonyms

• (lower the rank of): promote

Anagrams

• emoted

Source: Wiktionary

De*mote", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Demoted; p. pr. & vb. n. Demoting.] [Pref. de- + mote, as in promote; cf. L. demovere to remove.]

Definition: To reduce to a lower grade, as in school.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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