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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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