demote

English

Etymology

de- (“down”) +‎ promote (“advance in rank/status (ending abstracted)”) [1]

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪˈməʊt/
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  • (US) IPA(key): /dɪˈmoʊt/
  • Rhymes: -əʊt

Verb

demote (third-person singular simple present demotes, present participle demoting, simple past and past participle demoted)

  1. (transitive) To lower the rank or status of.
    James was demoted from branch manager to assistant manager due to his poor discipline.
  2. (transitive) To relegate.

Antonyms
English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mew-‎ (0 c, 56 e)

Translations

References
  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “demote”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

Latin

Participle

dēmōte

  1. vocative masculine singular of dēmōtus
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