DEMOTED

Verb

demoted

simple past tense and past participle of demote

Source: Wiktionary


DEMOTE

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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