demote
verb (used with object)
to reduce to a lower grade, rank, class, or position (opposed to promote).
demoted
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past participleof demote.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof demote.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
demoteverb (used with object)to reduce to a lower grade, rank, class, or position (opposed to promote).
Example Sentences
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Like so many since, he was crushed by Max Verstappen, and demoted back to the second team after half a season.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
The senior pilot assigned the Sunday shift was demoted to patrol duty by Nanos days earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Crowley, who was demoted to another position, filed a lawsuit against the city, saying the mayor engaged in a retaliation campaign.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
Lyon won an appeal against relegation the following month, after initially being demoted to Ligue 2 by French football's financial watchdog.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
While I have also improved my reputation as a worker, because she is weak, Chou has been taken out of the garden and demoted to a cook.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
