demote
Etymology Pronunciation Verb
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Etymology Pronunciation Verb
demote (demotes, present participle demoting; simple past and past participle demoted)
- (transitive) To lower the rank or status of.
- James was demoted from branch manager to assistant manager due to his poor discipline.
- (transitive) To relegate.
- (antonym(s) of “lower the rank of”): promote
- French: rétrograder, (to discharge sb) dégrader
- German: degradieren, zurückstufen, herabstufen, zurückversetzen
- Russian: понижать
- Spanish: degradar
- French: reléguer au second plan
- German: verbannen, relegieren
- Spanish: relegar
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