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demote

verb
verb
BrE BrE//ˌdiːˈməʊt//
; NAmE NAmE//ˌdiːˈmoʊt//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they demote
BrE BrE//ˌdiːˈməʊt//
; NAmE NAmE//ˌdiːˈmoʊt//
 he / she / it demotes
BrE BrE//ˌdiːˈməʊts//
; NAmE NAmE//ˌdiːˈmoʊts//
 past simple demoted
BrE BrE//ˌdiːˈməʊtɪd//
; NAmE NAmE//ˌdiːˈmoʊtɪd//
 past participle demoted
BrE BrE//ˌdiːˈməʊtɪd//
; NAmE NAmE//ˌdiːˈmoʊtɪd//
 -ing form demoting
BrE BrE//ˌdiːˈməʊtɪŋ//
; NAmE NAmE//ˌdiːˈmoʊtɪŋ//
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[often passive] demote somebody (from something) (to something) to move somebody to a lower position or rank, often as a punishment opposite promote Word Originlate 19th cent.: from de- ‘down’ + a shortened form of promote.
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