demote
verb (used with object)
to reduce to a lower grade, rank, class, or position (opposed to promote).
will demote
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future tenseof demote.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Red Bull have confirmed that they will demote Liam Lawson and replace him with Yuki Tsunoda with immediate effect.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2025
The same papers that once speculated about Sunak as a prime minister in waiting now question whether Johnson will demote him in a Cabinet shuffle.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2022
There is widespread speculation that Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson will demote Williamson soon as part of a wider government reshuffling.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2021
Big changes are in the works that will demote computers and their operating systems to the status of TV sets.
From Time Magazine Archive
