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demote
[ dih-moht ]
/ dɪˈmoʊt /
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verb (used with object), de·mot·ed, de·mot·ing.
to reduce to a lower grade, rank, class, or position (opposed to promote): They demoted the careless waiter to busboy.
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OTHER WORDS FROM demote
de·mo·tion, nounWords nearby demote
De Morgan, De Morgan's laws, demos, demoscene, Demosthenes, demote, demothball, demotic, demotion, demount, Dempsey
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British Dictionary definitions for demote
demote
/ (dɪˈməʊt) /
verb
(tr) to lower in rank or position; relegate
Derived forms of demote
demotion, nounWord Origin for demote
C19: from de- + (pro) mote
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